Incontinence is when urine leaks from your bladder without your control.
Bladder control may change after surgery or radiation therapy to the vagina. You may find that you need to pass urine more often or feel that you need to go in a hurry, or you may leak a few drops of urine when you cough, sneeze, strain or lift. For ways to manage incontinence, talk to the hospital continence nurse or physiotherapist.
For more on this, visit the Continence Foundation of Australia.
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