On improving the diagnosis of tension urinary incontinence in women

We studied some etiological and pathogenetic factors of tension urinary incontinence (TUI) in 132 female patients. The cause of the disease in 78 (59.5%) of them was fast or prolonged labor, heavy physical work; trauma in 26 (19.7%) and hormonal disorders in 19 (14.3%) patients. All the patients were subjected to a comprehensive examination that included cytological examination of vaginal smears with determination of the caryopycnotic index, cystourethroscopy, retrograde cystourethrography, and urodynamic studies.