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My Brush With Incontinence

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I have blogged before about incontinence talking specifically about stress incontinence. This blog will be more about the other kind of common incontinence, Urge Incontinence. Below is a definition that I copied from WebMD that provides a succinct, easy to understand definition: Stress incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB) are the main causes of incontinence. Stress incontinence, which is more common in women, causes urine to leak when you laugh or cough. Overactive bladder, also called … [Continue reading...]

Dating Violence – Teens and Prevention!

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Violence against women is a topic in which I have a very strong interest. From 1995 until 2007, when I moved from Cincinnati, I was actively involved with Women Helping Women, which serves Southwestern Ohio as a unique provider of crisis intervention and support services for direct and indirect victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. I was a board member and also served as board chair for a few years during that time. Below is a link to its website where you can find … [Continue reading...]

I laughed until I peed my pants; Info about Stress Incontinence

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I was trying to find a clever and funny way to convey the definition of stress incontinence because many times when women describe to me what happens for them, they try to laugh it off. The ironic thing about stress incontinence is that it often happens during a hearty laugh and then we try to laugh about it. Actually though, there isn’t really much that is funny about a grown woman leaking urine. In this posting, I am going to only talk about stress incontinence, though there are other … [Continue reading...]

Periods, Puberty and Products

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In the U.S., the average age for girls to begin their menstrual periods is age 12. It is not unusual to begin as early as age 8 or as late as age 15. I don’t know about you, but when I think of a young girl of 8 starting her period, I take a deep breathe in and hope that she is prepared with information and products. While 8 years old is very young, some girls do start at an age before they (or their moms) are prepared to manage the situation. A mother recently wrote to one of the … [Continue reading...]