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Sandip P. Vasavada, MD

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Raymond Rackley, MD

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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The uncontrollable leakage of urine from the bladder is the most common symptom of incontinence. Several terms are used to describe other symptoms of incontinence:

• Urgency: Feeling the need to urinate immediately or very soon



• Hesitancy: Difficulty starting the urine stream when trying to urinate



• Frequency: Urinating more often than usual



• Dysuria: Pain or burning with urination (often associated with infection)



• Hematuria: Blood in the urine, which causes a pink or reddish color



• Nocturia: Getting up during sleeping hours to urinate



• Dribbling: Dripping or dribbling urine after urination is completed



• Straining: Bearing down to start the urine stream

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