For some young women, this problem seems to be hormonally related and sometimes medications such as birth control pills can help where there is a cyclical pattern to the problem. It is unlikely that stress reduction would be the main thing to help a person with MS since their incontinence problem is largely neurologic. In conjunction with other therapies, it might prove helpful. The typical number of voids for women ranges from 6 to 9 per day. Obviously, the more someone drinks, the more often she will void.
Most women tend to void somewhat more frequently as they get older.
Collagen injections are a specific kind of treatment for a type of stress incontinence in which the sphincter muscle around the urethra isn't working as well. The advantage of collagen injections is that it can be done in the office. The disadvantage is that the body reabsorbs collagen and so the effect only lasts for a year or so. PVR stands for post-void residual measurements. This is a measure of how much urine is left in the bladder after you have emptied your bladder in the bathroom.