What is female stress urinary incontinence In fact, “urine leakage” is a very common phenomenon among many middle-aged and elderly women. This is because there is a control of urine in everyone’s body “valve”, many middle-aged and elderly women due to when the pelvic floor muscle relaxation and weakness, “valve” on the urethra control will be weakened, if you meet the abdominal pressure suddenly increased posture, such as laughing, Sneezing, accelerated walking, lifting heavy objects, will involuntarily “leakage”, medically referred to as “stress urinary incontinence”. Female stress urinary incontinence – a troublesome “social cancer” Stress urinary incontinence is not directly life-threatening, but because of the leakage of urine for a long time soaking the pubic area, will cause pubic itching and stinging, covered with urine smell, vaginitis, urethritis, menstrual disorders, vulvar cellulitis, skin ulcers, sexually transmitted diseases, and so on. inflammation, skin ulcers, sex life disorders, depression and nervousness, etc. It can also cause bladder stones and kidney function damage. Stress urinary incontinence patients are often extremely distressed due to uncontrollable urinary leakage symptoms, and need to use sanitary napkins all year round; they dare not travel long distance or even dare not go out for a walk for fear of not being able to find a toilet; they dare not meet with friends due to the strong odor of urine, etc. …… These will affect the quality of life of patients in the long run and seriously affect their These will affect the patient’s quality of life for a long time, and seriously affect the patient’s mental health, so stress incontinence is also known as “not fatal social cancer”. The incidence of female stress urinary incontinence It is known that urinary incontinence has become one of the world’s top five diseases, of which stress urinary incontinence accounts for 70%. Beijing Haidian District in 2007 on 722 women over 20 years of age survey showed that the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence 39.34% (284/722), but due to the lack of medical knowledge and the influence of traditional concepts, female stress urinary incontinence tendency to seek medical treatment is very low, only 10.92% of women to the hospital for medical treatment. Causes of female stress urinary incontinence Many women suffer from perineal muscle relaxation due to pregnancy and multiple births, which affects the ability of urethral control; pelvic surgery and vaginal surgery cause changes in the normal anatomical structure of the pelvic cavity, which leads to weakening of the ability of the urethra to control the urinary tract; after middle-age the level of oestrogen decreases in women, pelvic floor muscle relaxation, urethral mucous membrane atrophy, as well as obesity or chronic constipation, abdominal pressure increases, which leads to excessive pressure on the pelvic floor support structures. Excessive pressure on the pelvic floor support structure can cause stress incontinence. Grading of female stress urinary incontinence According to the degree of clinical symptoms, it can be divided into 4 degrees: 1 degree is coughing and other abdominal pressure increases, occasional incontinence occurs; 2 degrees is any breath holding or exertion can occur urinary incontinence; 3 degrees is upright can occur urinary incontinence; 4 degrees is upright or reclining position can occur urinary incontinence. Treatment status of female stress urinary incontinence At present, there are many women who think that stress urinary incontinence is a normal phenomenon of aging, or ashamed of treatment, and choose to tolerate again and again, do not come to the doctor, seriously affecting the physical and mental health, serious incontinence patients will also be improperly wearing a diaper, causing eczema, dermatitis in the perineum, seriously affecting the life and work, and even the loss of labor, and to the mental also brings Trauma to the spirit and so on. Female stress urinary incontinence treatment: minimally invasive “sling” surgery efficacy Currently for stress urinary incontinence treatment is the most effective way of surgical treatment – “transforaminal tension-free vaginal sling surgery”, the use of mid-urethral sling surgery, the use of the urethra, the use of the urethra, the use of the urethral sling surgery. The most effective way of treating stress incontinence is surgery – “Transconjunctival Tension Free Vaginal Sling”, which uses the theory of the mid-urethra to place a unique woven sling loosely and flatly underneath the urethra. The edges of the sling can be fixed in the tissue without the need for stitches, and most importantly, the sling only exerts tension on the urethra if there is pressure on the patient’s abdomen, so there is no discomfort for the patient after the surgery. The operation takes only about 20 minutes, with less than 10 milliliters of bleeding, and the patient recovers quickly after the operation with little trauma and without any incisions on the body surface, providing long-term safety and effectiveness. At present, this procedure has been successfully performed in our hospital with a cure rate of 98%. Female stress urinary incontinence prevention: more pelvic floor muscle exercise In a woman’s life, it is important to pay close attention to the prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence during pregnancy and childbirth and menopause. In pregnancy and childbirth, women should be regular pregnancy, postpartum checkups, avoid postpartum heavy labor and cough, constipation and other diseases that increase abdominal pressure, such as pregnancy or postpartum urinary incontinence, early pelvic floor muscle exercise and treatment, especially in the postpartum one year of pelvic floor muscle exercise and treatment, most of the patients can recover. Pelvic floor muscle exercise is the simplest way to wake up every morning before getting out of bed and at night after going to bed lying down, each do 45 to 100 times tightening the anus and lifting the anus activities, not only can prevent stress incontinence occurs in patients with mild disease there is also some therapeutic effect. Peri-menopausal period should be treated for chronic bronchial and constipation and other diseases that increase abdominal pressure, regular gynecological examination, usually do not hold urine, but also pay attention to weight loss, diet should be light, eat more fiber-rich food, prevent constipation. Urinary incontinence should go to a specialist hospital as soon as possible to get effective and individualized treatment.