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Urethral Sphincter Nerveand Muscle Damage: What You Should Know Published 2019/09/06 What is theurethral sphincter? The urethral sphincter plays a significant role in releasing urine. Its function is inhibited when nerve and muscle damage occurs, leading to urinary retention or incontinence. The urethral sphincter is a series of muscles that surround the urethra and controls […]

A Healthy Bladder is a Happy Bladder It’s important to maintain good bladder health as it plays a key role in the functioning of your body. The bladder is a collapsible muscular pouch that sits behind the pubic bone in the lower pelvis. It is connected to the kidneys with a tubes called ureters. It […]

A New User’s Guide to Mastering Self-Catheterization Published 2019/08/23 Updated 2023/05/03 Starting self-catheterization can be a daunting process. Many new users are intimidated by the idea, and feel apprehensive about inserting a catheter on their own. Rest assured that it’s a relatively simple task that you’ll be able to master in no time! Become a […]

Kidney Stones: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide Published 2019/08/22 Kidney stones is a prevalent urological disorder that occurs over the lifetime of 13% of men and 7% of women. Over the last several decades, incidents and prevalence of kidney stones are rising around the globe and across sex, race, and age. Such increases are thought to […]

Tips for Catheterizingin a Public Restroom Published 2021/12/20 Why should I learn tocatheterize in a public restroom? The main reason to use a catheter is to empty urine from the bladder when the bladder cannot empty on its own. Sometimes this is due to an enlarged prostate that blocks the flow. In other cases, there […]