New study finds lower levels of estrogen in women with stress urinary incontinence

Sex steroid levels change markedly during menopause, and estrogen deficiency after menopause causes changes within the urogenital tract. A new study found significantly lower levels of estrogen in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence compared with those without symptoms.

The study included 47 women with stress urinary incontinence who were matched with 47 controls. The findings suggest that low levels of circulating sex steroids might have a negative impact on the function of the lower urinary tract and on mechanisms involved with continence.

Source: http://newsroom.wiley.com/press-release/bju-international/does-low-estrogen-contribute-incontinence-women