Need to Pee During Sex? How Overactive Bladder Affects Intimate Relationships
For women living with bladder challenges, communication and self-confidence may lead to a healthy sex life.
Overactive Bladder: Those Awkward Questions You Want and Need to Ask
Starting the conversation early is smart. Don't be embarrassed.
How Women Can Manage Emotional Health and Overactive Bladder While Isolated at Home — and as States Reopen
For women living with bladder challenges like overactive bladder (OAB), the quarantine may be more familiar than for the rest of us.
Living With Incontinence, Without Shame
After hiding my urinary incontinence for years, I've learned to embrace my age and accept my body.
I Thought My Postpartum Pain Was Normal, But It Wasn't
The pain was unbearable. Was this how every woman felt after giving birth?
What Your Urine Color May Mean
Do you look at your pee before you flush? Here’s why you should.
Learning to Take Time for Self-Care After My Interstitial Cystitis Diagnosis
Looking back, I always had bladder issues. Eight years into my journey for answers, I finally received a diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis.
Do You Keep Getting UTIs?
If you are a woman who has experienced multiple urinary tract infections (UTIs), we would like to hear from you. HealthyWomen is running this survey to better understand the journey women with UTIs take.
How I Manage My Overactive Bladder
April has overactive bladder and some tips on how to live life to the fullest, without worrying about bathroom issues.
Overactive Bladder Symptoms You Should Share With Your Health Care Provider
It can be embarrassing, but it’s important to tell your health care provider if you have symptoms of overactive bladder and if they’re disturbing your quality of life.
Top Tips for Living With Overactive Bladder
An overactive bladder can disrupt your relationships, social life, and overall quality of life, but it’s not a diagnosis that has to upend your life.
What Causes Overactive Bladder?
It happens to many of us, but why? Here are some details about what’s going on.
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