Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Bladder leaks can be disruptive — and they’re very common. Up to 30 percent of older adults experience incontinence.

Do you often feel a sudden, intense urge to urinate that disrupts your daily life? If so, you may be experiencing one of the ...

If frequent bathroom trips disrupt your life, you are not alone. Women's health expert Kirtly Jones, MD, talks to urogynecologist Whitney Hendrickson, MD, about the complexities of overactive bladder ...

Getting up often in the middle of night to go to the bathroom is not a normal part of aging. It is a normal symptom of an overactive bladder (OAB). And, while many believe an overactive bladder to be ...

Overactive bladder might seem like a barrier to exercise. But by choosing appropriate activities and taking precautions, you can stay active while living with this condition. Life with overactive ...

While certain health conditions like allergies are discussed a lot in public, others like overactive bladder don’t come up a lot in day-to-day life. That can make you feel like you’re the only one ...

Experts do not fully understand the exact cause of overactive bladder, but it may involve the involuntary contraction of the detrusor muscle, which controls bladder emptying. Risk factors for ...

A patient advocate with overactive bladder talks about how the condition affected her ability to work and the importance of getting treatment. Darlene C. worked as a nurse for nearly three decades.