A wide range of treatments is available for the management of stress urinary incontinence and the good news is that they don’t all involve surgery. Even when surgery is required, this is usually minimally invasive. The treatment is individualised to each person and their personal preferences. Learn more about treatment options.
Potential treatments for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) include:
Conservative treatment options for Women with SUI
Conservative treatment options are useful in all women with SUI and may be all that is required in cases of milder SUI. These measures include:
- Weight loss in women who are overweight
- Pelvic floor muscle physiotherapy
- Correcting problems that place chronic pressure on the pelvic floor such as:
- Chronic constipation
- Coughing
- Cutting out smoking
- Continence devices
- Use of continence aids such as pads
- Advice regarding the appropriate choice of continence aids can be provided through specialist Urology Nurses and specialist Continence Advisors.
Surgical treatment options for Women with SUI
Some women elect to consider surgery for their stress incontinence if it does not improve adequately with conservative measures. Surgery is performed after a full assessment of the individual’s stress incontinence that may include:
- Assessment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Assessment of urinary incontinence
- Urodynamic testing
A wide range of surgical treatments are available for women with stress incontinence including:
- Sling surgery with
- Injectable agents for stress urinary incontinence
- Coloposuspension
- Artificial urinary sphincter
Conservative treatment options for Men with SUI
Non-surgical treatment options also benefit men with stress urinary incontinence. These include:
- Pelvic floor muscle physiotherapy
- Correcting problems that place chronic pressure on the pelvic floor such as:
- Chronic constipation
- Coughing
- Cutting out smoking
- Continence devices and aids such as pads and condom drainage (an external collecting device for urine)
- Advice regarding the appropriate choice of continence aids can be provided through specialist Urology Nurses and specialist Continence Advisors.
Surgical treatment options for Men with SUI
Men considering surgery for stress urinary incontinence may require further assessment:
- Assessment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- Assessment of urinary incontinence
- Urodynamic testing
Surgical treatment options for men with bothersome stress urinary incontinence include:
- Injectable agents for stress urinary incontinence
- Sling surgery with suburethral slings specifically designed for male stress urinary incontinence
- Artificial urinary sphincter
