Urinary incontinence is the inability to hold urine even till reaching the toilet. 1 in 10 women experience urinary incontinence. It is often temporary, and it always results from an underlying medical condition.

Women experience incontinence twice as often as men. Pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, and the structure of the female urinary tract account for this difference. But, both women and men can become incontinent from neurologic injury, birth defects, strokes, multiple sclerosis, and physical problems associated with aging.

There are several types of urinary incontinence, including:

• - Stress incontinence – when urine leaks out at times when your bladder is under pressure; for example, when you cough or laugh
• - Urge incontinence – when urine leaks as you feel a sudden, intense urge to pee, or soon afterwards
• - Overflow incontinence (chronic urinary retention) – when you're unable to fully empty your bladder, which causes frequent leaking
• - Total incontinence – when your bladder cannot store any urine at all, which causes you to pass urine constantly or have frequent leaking

It's also possible to have a mixture of both stress and urge urinary incontinence.

See a Urologist if you have any type of urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is a common problem and you should not feel embarrassed talking to them about your symptoms.