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Female urinary tract

Male urinary tract

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• Bladder cancer
• Bladder inflammation
• Bladder outlet obstruction
• Bladder stones
• Infection
• Neurological diseases (such as multiple sclerosis)
• Neurological injuries (such as spinal cord injury or stroke)

In men, urge incontinence also may be due to:

• Bladder changes caused by benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
• Bladder outlet obstruction from an enlarged prostate

In most cases of urge incontinence, no specific cause can be identified.

Although urge incontinence may occur in anyone at any age, it is more common in women and the elderly.

Review Date: 03/05/2010
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine (8/30/2009).

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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