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Worseningincontinence not linked to menopause
The worsening of symptoms of incontinence among middle-aged women is attributable to weight gain, not menopause, according to findings published in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Previous studies have found a higher rate of urinary incontinence in women aged 45 to 55 years, coinciding with the menopause transition, note researchers from the University of California. This increase in incontinence in midlife has been explained, in part, by urinary tract changes associated with the loss of estrogen during menopause. But weight gain was associated with worsening incontinence.
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