There's a conspiracy of silence among women when it comes to urinary incontinence, a problem that affects 28 percent of women ages 30 to 39; 41 percent of those 40 to 49 and almost half of all women 50 and older. Many women are too embarrassed to discuss their leaky bladders openly; most wait an average of six and a half years before finally talking to a doctor. Yet urinary incontinence can be easy to fix.
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