Women's Health: Breaking the Incontinence Barrier

Urinary incontinence is a growing health problem with increasing social and economic significance--the direct and indirect costs of treating it total almost $20 billion in the US alone. Device companies are providing a variety of treatment options for patients with UI, including a growing number of increasingly less invasive surgical options.

by Anne Staylor and Mary Thompson

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