Your urinary sphincter is a muscle that controls the urine flow from your bladder. An artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is a device that includes: a fluid-filled cuff that wraps around your urethra ...

The urinary system helps maintain the volume ... at the bottom of the bladder through which urine exits the body. Sphincter muscles between the bladder and urethra control the flow of urine ...

In these moments, weakened or damaged urinary muscles put excess pressure on the abdomen and bladder, which causes the sphincter muscles—circular muscles in the urethra that control the passage ...

Urinary incontinence tends to strike when ... for example—puts too much pressure on the bladder or abdomen. In turn, the sphincter muscles in the urethra, which help control the flow of urine ...

Most often scarring after radiation involves the urinary sphincter muscle at the bottom of the prostate (external sphincter). The sphincter muscle allows men to keep urine in their bladder and ...

Urinary incontinence ... surgeons try to save as much of the area around the bladder and the sphincter muscles around the urethra as possible, thus limiting damage to the sphincter.

Urinary incontinence during pregnancy ... In pregnancy, the expanding uterus puts pressure on the bladder. The muscles in the bladder sphincter and in the pelvic floor can be overwhelmed by ...

Constipation can also contribute to urinary incontinence in a big way; not only does it put pressure on the bladder muscles, but the rectum (and the sphincter, the muscle at its base) is located ...

Affluent Medical announced positive findings for its Artus artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and permission to proceed to a ...

Some women also find relief with urethral injections that temporarily strengthen the urethral muscle so the sphincter stays closed when pressure is applied. More severe stress urinary incontinence ...