Family Practice Handbook, 3rd Edition, Chapter 11 WellnessWeb Incontinence Center - WellnessWeb is a clearinghouse of health and medical information from a variety of sources. It is a symptom of pathologic, anatomic or physiologic factors that may occur early or late in life. A condition in which involuntary loss of urine is a social or hygienic problem and is objectively demonstrable. Women and Urinary Incontinence - This condition is at least twice as common among women as men. About Incontinence - A Word About Incontinence.
Incontinence is a medical term for the inability to voluntarily control the flow of urination.