The most common is urinary incontinence due to stress and is estimated to affect over 40% of women, the incidence rising with the age.
It negatively affects the quality of life both physically, socially, economically and psychologically.
Factors that aggravate urinary incontinence are: age, pregnancy, natural birth, obesity, pelvic trauma, constipation, chronic disease (diabetes), gynecological and pelvic surgical history.