Continuing our theme from yesterday, today I’ll provide a couple of definitions for male incontinence and then the top four terms I hear that used interchangeably with male incontinence. First the technical description.
Male incontinence is usually caused by a damaged sphincter. When damaged, often the unavoidable result of prostate cancer surgery, the muscle cannot close the urethra, which causes urine to leak.
This is a great description but there is another one I like that Dr. Kuan provided [Male Incontinence – What is it and what are your treatment options](http://www.brokenhandle.com/male-incontinence-what-is-it-and-what-are-you)
“If you are leaking urine at times that are *socially unacceptable to you, you may be suffering from male urinary incontinence.”
Now that we have a couple of nice definitions, here are the top four
terms I hear in community health talks that mean male urinary
incontinence:
1. Urinary incontinence
2. Stress incontinence
3. MI
4. Male Incontinence
Those are the terms I hear most often so you can use any of them
instead of male urinary incontinence. Remember, if you are dealing
with any form of urinary incontinence, seek out the advice of your
urologist.
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