.::: GENERAL TERMS ::::.

  u Pelvic floor muscles
– A group of muscles in the pelvis that support and help to control the vagina, uterus, bladder urethra and rectum.

  u Bladder
– A muscular organ which stores urine.

  u Ureters
– A pair of tubes, each leading from one of the kidneys, to the bladder.

  u Urethra
– A short narrow tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.

  u Voiding
– Passage of urine out of the body.

.::: COMMON PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS :::.

  u Urinary incontinence
– Involuntary leakage of urine.

  u Stress incontinence

 – involuntary loss of urine during activities that put “stress” on the bladder such as laughing, coughing, sneezing, lifting…etc and it does make trouble to the woman.

  u Urge incontinence
– An involuntary loss of urine preceded by a strong sudden desire to void (urge)

                      (also known as “overactive bladder“).

  u Dysuria
– Painful urination.

  u  Urgency
– A sudden strong desire to pass urine.

  u Frequency
 – The need to urinate more often than normal (more than every 2 hours or more than 7 times a day).

  u Nocturia
– Waking up frequently (more than once) during the night to urinate.

  u Cystocele
– Prolapse or bulging of the bladder into the vagina.

  u Rectocele
– Prolapse or bulging of the rectum into the vagina.

  u Enterocele
– Prolapse or bulging of the small intestine into a space between the rectum and vagina.

  u Uterine prolapse
– Prolapse or descent of the uterus into the vagina.

 
  u Fecal Incontinence
– Accidental involuntary loss of solid stool, liquid stool, or gas.