Overactive Bladder
What are Common Causes/Risk Factors for Incontinence?
While age and hormonal changes are often the culprit, urinary incontinence can also be caused or aggravated by things such as:
- Pregnancy
- Childbirth (the risk of incontinence increases with the number of childbirths)
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Menopause
- Impaired mobility
- Trauma to the spine, pelvis or bladder
Women who have undergone hysterectomy may have an increased risk of UI due to the resulting anatomical changes, scar tissue and other factors.
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This information is not intended to substitute the recommendations of your healthcare providers. Women’s Health Foundation disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.
