1. Looking into the Effect of Diabetes Mellitus in Women's Urinary Bladder Function
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Tsintsiou, Dimitra, Kourakos, Michael, and Kafkia, Theodora
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United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- International economic relations ,Women -- Social aspects -- Health aspects ,Diabetes -- Social aspects ,Urinary incontinence -- Social aspects ,Health ,Health care industry - Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and urinary complications, such as effort urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, and nocturia in women. Through medical history and self-answered questionnaires, it was found that DM exacerbates urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, and nocturia symptoms. Key Words Diabetes mellitus, nocturia, urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, women's health, bladder., The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) (2021) states that one in every 11 individuals suffer from diabetes mellitus (DM). This rapid increase ranks DM as a major medical and social problem [...]
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- 2022
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