Estrogen Use Linked To Urinary Incontinence

According to a recent study women who use estrogen for 5 or more years have increased risk of developing urinary incontinence.

The study involved post-menopausal women who had not reported urinary incontinence. The women were from an ethnically diverse community in Baltimore, USA and were followed for 10 years.

46 reported using hormone therapy containing estrogen and 14 reported using hormone therapy containing estrogen for more than 5 years.

In 2004 28.1% of the women reported new incidences of urinary incontinence and 18.6% reported incontinence with functional loss.

Researchers say that those who reported use of estrogen for more than 5 years were linked to incontinence with condition-specific functional loss.