We are not prepared to have to reconsider our bladder control again later in our lives. The good news is that with understanding and treatment you can once again make normal bladder function second nature. Prolapse is the dropping of the uterus or the bulging of the bladder or rectum into the vagina. These changes may or may not be accompanied by incontinence. The problems and treatment of prolapse are described later.
Many people erroneously believe that loss of urine, called incontinence, is a normal part of aging.
It is not. Although it is more common in women over age sixty, the majority of women, regardless of their age, are not incontinent. And, regardless of your age, we are able to evaluate and treat most of the causes of incontinence. You are never too old or too young to seek care for this troubling problem. In order to find out how well the bladder is functioning, we must see if the muscle that makes up the wall of the bladder is doing what it is supposed to do.