A device (400, 800) for improving a urinary sphincter function of a patient, comprising: a first electrode configured to contact a first tissue region comprising at least one of a longitudinal muscle of a rectum, a circular muscle of the rectum, a muscularis mucosa of the rectum, a submucosa of the rectum, a conjoined longitudinal muscle, a superficial or deep part of an external anal sphincter, an internal anal sphincter, a muscularis mucosa of an anal canal, a subserosal plexus, a longitudinal intramuscular plexus, a circular intramuscular plexus, a periglandular plexus, a myenteric (Auerbach's) plexus, a submucosal (Meissner's) plexus of an anorectum, vaginal tissue, and perineal tissue, and not in physical contact with an internal urinary sphincter of the patient; a second electrode configured to contact a second tissue region comprising at least one of a longitudinal muscle of a rectum, a circular muscle of the rectum, a muscularis mucosa of the rectum, a submucosa of the rectum, a conjoined longitudinal muscle, a superficial or deep parts of an external anal sphincter, an internal anal sphincter, a muscularis mucosa of an anal canal, a subserosal plexus, a longitudinal intramuscular plexus, a circular intramuscular plexus, a periglandular plexus, a myenteric (Auerbach's) plexus, a submucosal (Meissner's) plexus of an anorectum, vaginal tissue, and perineal tissue, and not in physical contact with said internal urinary sphincter of the patient, wherein said second tissue region is separate and distinct from the first tissue region; a waveform generator coupled to the first electrode and second electrode, wherein the waveform generator is configured to generate electrical pulses to the first electrode and second electrode and wherein said electrical pulses comprise a pulse width having a range of 10 μsec to 500 msec; a pulse amplitude of 1 μAmp to 100 mAmp; and a pulse frequency of 0.02 Hz to 100 Hz; and at least one anchor to anchor the device in the rectum or the anal canal; wherein after an application of said electrical pulses, an abdominal leak point pressure increases by at least five percent relative to an abdominal leak pressure prior to said application of said electrical pulses. a first electrode configured to contact a first tissue region comprising at least one of a longitudinal muscle of a rectum, a circular muscle of the rectum, a muscularis mucosa of the rectum, a submucosa of the rectum, a conjoined longitudinal muscle, a superficial or deep part of an external anal sphincter, an internal anal sphincter, a muscularis mucosa of an anal canal, a subserosal plexus, a longitudinal intramuscular plexus, a circular intramuscular plexus, a periglandular plexus, a myenteric (Auerbach's) plexus, a submucosal (Meissner's) plexus of an anorectum, vaginal tissue, and perineal tissue, and not in physical contact with an internal urinary sphincter of the patient; a second electrode configured to contact a second tissue region comprising at least one of a longitudinal muscle of a rectum, a circular muscle of the rectum, a muscularis mucosa of the rectum, a submucosa of the rectum, a conjoined longitudinal muscle, a superficial or deep parts of an external anal sphincter, an internal anal sphincter, a muscularis mucosa of an anal canal, a subserosal plexus, a longitudinal intramuscular plexus, a circular intramuscular plexus, a periglandular plexus, a myenteric (Auerbach's) plexus, a submucosal (Meissner's) plexus of an anorectum, vaginal tissue, and perineal tissue, and not in physical contact with said internal urinary sphincter of the patient, wherein said second tissue region is separate and distinct from the first tissue region; a waveform generator coupled to the first electrode and second electrode, wherein the waveform generator is configured to generate electrical pulses to the first electrode and second electrode and wherein said electrical pulses comprise a pulse width having a range of 10 μsec to 500 msec; a pulse amplitude of 1 μAmp to 100 mAmp; and a pulse frequency of 0.02 Hz to 100 Hz; and at least one anchor to anchor the device in the rectum or the anal canal; wherein after an application of said electrical pulses, an abdominal leak point pressure increases by at least five percent relative to an abdominal leak pressure prior to said application of said electrical pulses. wherein said second tissue region is separate and distinct from the first tissue region; a waveform generator coupled to the first electrode and second electrode, wherein the waveform generator is configured to generate electrical pulses to the first electrode and second electrode and wherein said electrical pulses comprise a pulse width having a range of 10 μsec to 500 msec; a pulse amplitude of 1 μAmp to 100 mAmp; and a pulse frequency of 0.02 Hz to 100 Hz; and at least one anchor to anchor the device in the rectum or the anal canal; wherein after an application of said electrical pulses, an abdominal leak point pressure increases by at least five percent relative to an abdominal leak pressure prior to said application of said electrical pulses.