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Article: Vesitrol, featuring UroMax: effects on urinary incontinence and overactive bladder.(herbal medicine )
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Bladder issues affect one in five Americans. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates 17 million Americans can medically be diagnosed with urinary incontinence (UI). An estimated 33 million Americans suffer with overactive bladder (OAB). (1) In addition to urinary urgency, frequency, and nocturesis, one in three cases of OAB also experience urge incontinence.
The current medical treatment options for urinary incontinence and overactive bladder include behavioral interventions (e.g., bladder control training), drug medications, devices (e.g., catheters), and surgical procedures. Current drug therapies include anticholinergics (with antispasmodic effects, ...