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CHICAGO -- Urinary incontinence runs in families, Dr. Giovanni Elia reported at the annual meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society.
In a study aimed at understanding the role of constitutional or genetic factors in the development of urinary incontinence, 667 women presenting to one of two urogynecology facilities over a 2-year period filled out a questionnaire asking about family history of incontinence, said Dr. Ella of St. Luke's--Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York.
Among 441 incontinent women seen at a urogynecology outpatient facility; 35% reported having at least one family member who was also incontinent. This group had an average age of 55 and a parity of 3. A total of 69% had reached menopause, and 68% were on estrogen replacement ...