Urinary incontinence is very a common condition that millions of women silently struggle with. Treatment is available, though most women never talk about their incontinence with their doctor or healthcare professional.

Moderate to severe incontinence, weekly or daily urinary leaking, increases with age but can occur anytime in life. While only 7 percent of women ages 20 to 39 have urinary incontinence, about 17 percent of women ages 40 to 59 and 23 percent of women ages 60 to 79 experience urinary incontinence. The prevalence increases to more than 30 percent in women older than 80.

Only about 50 percent of women with these treatable conditions ever discuss it with their healthcare professional, starting the discussion is the first best step.