Urinary incontinence in women after childbirth

Stress urinary incontinence - what is it?

Stress urinary incontinence, which manifests itself as involuntary urinary leakage during physical activity, coughing, sneezing or even laughing, is most common in women after childbirth. Stress urinary incontinence is caused by a weakening of the pelvic floor and an increase in abdominal pressure due to (e.g. sneezing), which lead to a malfunction of the mechanism of opening and closing of the urethra. In the advanced form of the problem, involuntary urine leakage may occur even with light and demanding activities (bending, standing up, walking) or with minimal exertion, such as at least achange in body position.

Stress urinary incontinence can affect women after childbirth, but not only.

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Who is affected by stress urinary incontinence?

Stress urinary incontinence is characterised by the involuntary leakage of urine in the absence of bladder urge. The most common causes of stress urinary incontinence are:

– overweight and/or obesity,

– Natural childbirth,

– Oxytocin-induced labour,

– Surgical delivery using vacuum or forceps,

– Chronic constipation,

– Chronic lung diseases combined with cough, such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease),

– Smoking,

– Post-menopausal oestrogen deficiency in women,

– Surgery in the lower abdominal region.

Stress urinary incontinence in women after childbirth

Stress urinary incontinence occurs when the muscles of the pelvic floor are weakened or damaged, leading to urine leakage during activities that require physical exertion, such as sneezing, coughing, lifting weights or exercising. Pregnancy and childbirth are among the most common causes of stress urinary incontinence in women.

During pregnancy, the weight of the growing baby puts pressure on the pelvic floor muscles, which can lead to their weakness. During pregnancy and childbirth, these muscles can become stretched, leading to weakness.

How to deal with stress urinary incontinence after pregnancy

Stress urinary incontinence can be a troublesome problem that can be easily and non-invasively addressed with a device that uses low-energy focused acoustic waves to stimulate and accelerate the formation of blood vessels at the treatment site.

The treatment uses an innovative, completely safe and painless shock wave technology generated by electrohydraulic pulses to treat erectile dysfunction. The mechanism of action stimulates and accelerates the process of angiogenesis at the treatment site, i.e. the process of creating new capillaries.

A low-intensity shock wave of up to 100 mBa, which consists of a short pulse of about 0.5µs duration or an almost instantaneous transition to peak pressure. In this way, the formation of new blood vessels and capillaries is triggered to improve blood flow and restore natural organ function.

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