Can incontinence be cured? A systematic review of cure rates

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medicine, March 2017

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Urinary incontinence is a common and sometimes embarrassing condition. So, we have put together some strategies that should…

Surgery is the most reliable method of treatment for incontinence - curing the condition in just over eight in ten cases; other…

Most incontinence treatments deliver poor results, according to a comprehensive systematic overview of cure rates.

"Unfortunately we are not actually curing the condition in that many cases. Surgery aside, the results delivered are poor.

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