Urinary retention is an inability to completely empty your bladder. There are two main types of urinary retention: Chronic bladder retention is an ongoing condition that develops over time. You may be ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter, who is 50, recently went to a urologist for bladder retention issues. She had several tests performed. My daughter’s doctor told her that the diagnosis is “overactive ...

Fowler's syndrome is a rare cause of urinary retention in young women. In these cases, there is no other neurological or anatomical abnormality to explain their inability to pass urine, and many may ...

ENLARGEMENT of the prostate is so preponderantly the major cause of urinary retention and its surgical treatment has been so generally successful that it may mask other disturbances of bladder ...

Among over 450 such patients, no significant difference was observed in the rate of PUR for those who received an intraoperative catheter placement versus those who did not (9.6% vs 8.5%, respectively ...

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. The day after I had kidney stone ...

While Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A), known to the public as Botox®, is commonly associated with smoothing wrinkles for a more youthful appearance, three studies presented at the 110th Annual Scientific ...

While bethanechol, a cholinergic agonist, may "theoretically" improve detrusor contractility in women with underactive bladder (UAB), the evidence supporting its use is limited. Despite limited ...

“This study found that having bladder problems was significantly associated with lower well-being in [people with] MS, particularly when considering OAB. Bowel problems, self-management of bladder ...

For clinicians, bladder stones (vesical calculi) are less a disease and more a symptom of a deeper problem, usually stasis or obstruction.

Medically reviewed by Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD Medically reviewed by Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD Urinary retention is when you are unable to empty your bladder completely. It can affect both males and ...