We all know what it feels like – that ‘time to start looking for a bathroom’ feeling. Urinary problems are more common among women than men. Maybe this is because we pay more attention to things ‘down there’ or maybe it is because our urethra is about 8 times shorter than a man’s. For whatever […]
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Urinary urgency and bladder leakage is a common and frustrating problem that affects millions of women, most of them over the age of 50. Urinary urgency in women is frequently caused by an “overactive bladder” due to weakening of the pelvic muscles that support the bladder from aging and loss of estrogen as well as […]
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Overactive bladder has a way of stopping your life in its tracks. When this first began for me, I had to strictly plan out my days based on the proximity to a bathroom. For example, I had to stop running because I was not close to a bathroom when I hit the wooded trails. Things […]
There are two important keys to dealing with menopause: the menopause kit and the duty of never sharing with “one of those weak girls who are cold all the time”. That’s the advice of Willa Addison, a public health nurse with the Jackson County Health Department. Dr Susan Kaarsberg’s advice was a little more straightforward. […]