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Stress urinary incontinence: role of pelvic floor exercises

Publication details

Riyad Al-Mousa MD SSC-U, FEBU, Hashim Hashim MBBS MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Urol), Faiz Mumtaz MD FRCS (Eng) FRCS(Urol)
Foundation Years Journal, volume 3, issue 5, p.45 (123Doc Education, London, June 2009)

Abstract

A 38-years-old lady has been experiencing episodes of urinary leakage for the last three years. Her symptoms were just occasional occurring once every 2–3 days but her condition deteriorated after she delivered her last baby a year ago and symptoms became more frequent on a daily basis especially when she coughs, sneezes or laughs, for which she had to seek medical advice.

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Authors

Riyad Al-Mousa MD SSC-U, FEBU

Consultant Neuro-Urologist
King Fahad Specialist Hospital
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
riyad100@hotmail.com

Hashim Hashim MBBS MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Urol)

Urology Specialist Registrar
Bristol Urological Institute
Southmead hospital
Bristol
hashim@doctors.org.uk

Faiz Mumtaz MD FRCS (Eng) FRCS(Urol)

Urology Department
Chase farm Hospital
The Ridgeway
Enfield EN2 8JL

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