Detrusor underactivity (DUA) represents a contraction of reduced strength and/or duration during voiding, resulting in prolonged bladder emptying and/or failure to completely empty the bladder within ...

Tracking your urinary voiding (or urination) can tell your doctor important information about your health. Urinary voiding is the process of removing urine from your body. When your bladder and ...

A voiding diary is a tool that your doctor may use to help diagnose and treat an overactive bladder or other conditions that may affect your bladder. You will typically fill out this diary for a few ...

Bladder emptying refers to when a person has the urge to urinate and completely voids their bladder. Double voiding describes spending extra time on the toilet to try to empty the bladder completely.

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A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is a fluoroscopic examination of the bladder and urethra while the patient is micturating. It is most often used in the pediatric population to confirm or rule out ...

A comprehensive approach to the evaluation of women with suspected BOO is advised, in order to arrive at the correct diagnosis and to select appropriate treatment options. No single test can clinch ...

Doctors may use two classes of medications as first-line treatments for overactive bladder (OAB): Antimuscarinics and beta-3 agonists. These medications can help manage the symptoms associated with ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who suffer from "dysfunctional voiding" -- like having to urinate often and having difficulty voiding -- experience a greater degree of depression and anxiety ...

Lower urinary tract symptoms that significantly impair quality of life in men may result from benign prostatic hyperplasia, overactive bladder, or a combination of both conditions. The diagnosis of ...