Urinary Incontinence May Embarrass Your Sex Life
Posted on November 20th, 2009 in sexual health | No Comments »
Sexuality can be embarrassing for many people to discuss. The same goes for urinary incontinence. So it can be doubly difficult to address when incontinence gets in the way of a satisfying sex life.
What Is Urinary Incontinence ?
Urinary incontinence is loss of bladder control. Symptoms can range from mild leaking to uncontrollable wetting. It can happen to anyone, but it becomes more common with ageMost bladder control problems happen when muscles are too weak or too active. This is stress incontinence. If bladder muscles become too active, you may feel a strong urge to go to the bathroom when you have little urine in your bladder. There are other causes of incontinence, such as prostate problems and nerve damage.Millions of adults in the United States have urinary incontinence. It’s most common in people over 50 years old, especially women. But it can also affect younger people, especially women who have just given birth.
Incontinence and Sex Problems:
Studies have found that many women with incontinence report the same amount of sexual activity as women without incontinence, and that they enjoy the sex just as much.People who have stress incontinence usually can tell when during intercourse they are most likely to leak. But urge incontinence occurs unpredictably, making it difficult for the person to fully enjoy sex. The chance of embarrassment is also greater — much more urine leaks during an episode of urge incontinence compared with stress incontinence, and women with urge incontinence often leak during orgasm.
Causes of urinary incontinence:
- For men, enlarged prostate gland or prostate surgery
- For women, thinning and drying of the skin in the vagina or urethra, especially after menopause
- Overweight and obesity, which increases pressure on the bladder and muscles that control the bladder
- Diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis
- Weakened and stretched pelvic muscles after childbirth
- Vascular disease
How to Avoid Incontinence while having sex:
Exercises regularly:
Studies have shown that women who do Kegels on a regular basis suffer less leakage during sex.
Electrical stimulation.
In this procedure, electrodes are temporarily inserted into your rectum or vagina to stimulate and strengthen pelvic floor muscles. Gentle electrical stimulation can be effective for stress incontinence and urge incontinence, but it takes several months and multiple treatments to work.
Choose your sexual position wisely
Certain positions make incontinence less likely. A woman on top can better control her pelvic muscles and the stress caused by penetration. Side intercourse can be less strenuous.
Limit fluid intake prior to sex
Avoid drinking anything for about an hour before you think you’ll have sex. You also should go to the bathroom just before sex.
Talk to your doctor
Don’t be afraid to tell your doctor about your incontinence problem, or about its effect on your sex life. Your physician will be able to help treat your incontinence, give you practical advice, and possibly refer you to a specialist.
Men women relationship is one of the best relationship.It’s not an enormous stretch to say that men are somewhat clueless about women’s sexual health.Still, the male body holds a few mysteries of its own. There are so many hard facts that every women should know about it.
