TITLE:
Treating Urinary Incontinence with Electrical Stimulus: A Review
AUTHORS:
Isabella Romero Estevez, Qi Wei, Seyed Abbas Shobeiri, Yael Baumfeld
KEYWORDS:
Urge Urinary Incontinence, Overactive Bladder, Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation, Sacral Nerve Stimulation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.12 No.4,
April
11,
2022
ABSTRACT: Urinary incontinence
markedly affects women’s quality of life. There are several methods to mitigate
or reduce this problem such as medication, surgery, or exercises. Of various
types of urinary incontinence, overactive bladder consists of one category,
which is often resistant to various treatments. Electrical stimulation methods
have been considered a treatment option of overactive bladder. We here briefly summarize
various treatment options for urinary incontinence, with special reference to
the role of electrical stimulation methods for this disease. Electrical
stimulation methods include vaginal electrical stimulation (VES), posterior
tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) and sacral nerve stimulation (SNS). The three
methods have shown good results, and these findings will contribute to
achieving a better quality of life for patients.