Incontinence: The Facts

Information for Caregivers.

This page contains information for spouses, partners and family members. We trust you'll find the information useful and helpful.

• Does your husband, father, uncle or brother leak urine when he coughs, sneezes, or moves?
• Upon arrival in new places, does he immediately look for where the bathroom is located?
• Are you tired of dealing with extra laundry, smelly trash, skin irritations, and disturbed sleep patterns?
• Would you like to help him improve his self confidence and both of your quality of life?
• Has his incontinence affected your level of intimacy?

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, then the information in this site is meant for you. Male urinary incontinence affects not only men, but the closest people to them as well. It can often mean that men can become withdrawn, depressed and/or irritable because of incontinence and while some men try to keep these feelings to themselves it’s all too common that spouses, partners and other family members share in this condition. Learning more about male incontinence and the variety of treatment options will help you talk to him in a more educated manner.

He wants to be dry as much as you want him to. One study showed that men who wear only one pad per day experience a significantly decreased quality of life over those who are completely dry¹.

1 Cooperberg M, Master V, Carroll P. Health Related Quality of Life Significance of Single Pad Urinary Incontinence Following Radical Prostatectomy. Journal of Urology, August 2003.