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    Weight loss as an effective alternative treatment for stress urinary incontinence
    (2010-11-02) Alimi, Adebisi
    A patient education tool describing type’s urinary incontinence in women. Obesity is one of the modifiable risk factor of Stress incontinence. There are many treatment options available for obese or overweight women with SUI. The gold standard of SUI management is surgical . However weight loss is an ideal first line option for obese and overweight women with stress incontinence. Additional benefits of weight loss include better risks and cost benefits outcomes over surgical option and improvement of other co morbidities in obese or overweight patients include hypertension, type 2 DM and hyperlipidemia.