Comments on: Did I Just Pee?

By: Calli Arcale

Calli Arcale — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:32:53 +0000

I read of a study a while back (sorry, I have no reference, but if somebody knows where to look that stuff up, it’d be awesome if they’d find it) which looked at urinary incontinence in elderly women. In particular, they looked at nuns, who, being virgins, had obviously never been pregnant at all. The interesting thing was that they had the same rate of urinary incontinence as the general population.

Perhaps the number one risk factor may simply be a matched set of X chromosomes.

By: A Cracking Grand Rounds! // Emergiblog

A Cracking Grand Rounds! // Emergiblog — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:27:58 +0000

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By: mamamia

mamamia — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:56:39 +0000

Say it ‘taint so Joe, eh Tom. Never heard of a taint(?) ’til I read Tom’s comment. It’s like crossing one’s fingers and wishing, only I cross my legs when I sneeze and wish I don’t piss myself. Another lovely gift given to us women, periods-pregnancy-leaking milk and leaking pee.

By: pinky

pinky — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:40:41 +0000

Might have been the huge mediolateral episiotomy with the first baby? Not sure. Could be I just have poor bladder control.

By: realityrounds

realityrounds — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:13:46 +0000

Thanks Amy!
Agree 100% with your last sentence.

By: Amy Romano

Amy Romano — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:45:41 +0000

I’ve been meaning to write to say that I really enjoyed this post and of course appreciated the hat-tip! One of the things that’s difficult to convey to women (and, for that matter, health professionals) is that we have no idea what kind of pelvic floor strength and function we’d see if we offered women optimal care in birth. So much of what affects the likelihood of perineal injury and/or pelvic floor weakness likely has to do with modifiable aspects of labor management – purple pushing, lithotomy or McRoberts (knees to ears) positioning, episiotomy, vacuum/forceps, fundal pressure, etc. When we see research comparing c-sections and vaginal birth, authors rarely if ever describe second stage management practices, so we cannot account for these.

I won’t listen to anyone tell me c-sections are better for the pelvic floor unless and until they also talk to me about changing the way we care for women in vaginal birth!

By: realityrounds

realityrounds — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:08:08 +0000

Oh Tom.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:59:15 +0000

I can’t believe that you didn’t also refer to the perineum in the more common name … the “taint”.
Just a show of hands, how many people call it the “taint”?

By: realityrounds

realityrounds — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:35:35 +0000

Dear Word Press,
Why is this:

“Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)

* Telling it like it is about Christian television”

a related post?

By: Akiko

Akiko — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:25:07 +0000

I thought that most urinary incontinence from child bearing was due to nerve damage. The weight of the child can push on those nerves and damage them. Usually it is temporary. It can happen during delivery (most likley) as the baby pushes past the bundle of nerves from the coccyx to the bladder. Another cause for incontinence is damage to the coccyx. If you have ever fallen on your tailbone you will probably have issues later. My sister suffered for years after a fall at the skating rink as a child. Lucky for her she found the right doctor to treat it and is normal now. So take heart. Holding your pee will not result in incontinence but it can damage your kidneys if the infection is bad enough.