Improving urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women through modest weight loss

RR Wing, JM Creasman, DS West… - Obstetrics & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between magnitude of weight loss and changes in
urinary incontinence frequency. METHODS: Overweight and obese women (N= 338) with 10 …

Effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women: results at 12 and 18 months

RR Wing, DS West, D Grady, JM Creasman… - The Journal of …, 2010 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Initial weight loss improves urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women.
In this study we examined the longer term effects of a weight loss intervention on urinary …

Does weight loss improve incontinence in moderately obese women?

LL Subak, C Johnson, C Johnson, E Whitcomb… - International …, 2002 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of weight reduction on urinary incontinence
in moderately obese women. This prospective cohort study enrolled moderately obese …

Moderate weight loss in obese women with urinary incontinence: a prospective longitudinal study

W Auwad, P Steggles, L Bombieri, M Waterfield… - International …, 2008 - Springer
This study assessed the effect of moderate weight loss in obese women with urodynamically
proven urinary incontinence using the International Consultation on Incontinence …

Weight loss to treat urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women

LL Subak, R Wing, DS West, F Franklin… - … England Journal of …, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Obesity is an established and modifiable risk factor for urinary incontinence, but
conclusive evidence for a beneficial effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence is lacking …

Weight loss: a novel and effective treatment for urinary incontinence

LL Subak, E Whitcomb, H Shen, J Saxton… - The Journal of …, 2005 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We evaluated the effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence (UI) in overweight
and obese women. Materials and Methods: A randomized, controlled clinical trial was …

The effect of non‐surgical weight loss interventions on urinary incontinence in overweight women: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Vissers, H Neels, A Vermandel… - Obesity …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Although the aetiology of urinary incontinence can be multifactorial, in some cases weight
loss could be considered as a part of the therapeutic approach for urinary incontinence in …

Effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence in women

EL Whitcomb, LL Subak - Open access journal of urology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The purpose of this research was review the epidemiology of the association of
obesity and urinary incontinence, and to summarize the published data on the effect of …

A systematic review of overweight and obesity as risk factors and targets for clinical intervention for urinary incontinence in women

S Hunskaar - … and Urodynamics: Official Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To review the epidemiological literature of urinary incontinence with respect to
overweight and obesity as a risk factor, and how the findings eventually fulfill general criteria …

Sexual function among overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence in a randomized controlled trial of an intensive behavioral weight loss intervention

AJ Huang, AL Stewart, AL Hernandez, H Shen… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We examined sexual function in overweight and obese women with urinary
incontinence, and evaluated the effects of an intensive behavioral weight reduction …