Women with urinary incontinence or overactive bladder can benefit from a range of treatment options, an expert has said.

Many women believe they no longer need to see a gynaecologist once they have gone through menopause, but this is not the case, according to West Virginia University's Dr Charles Hochberg.

The gynaecologist revealed that incontinence and overactive bladder are among the most common problems women face as they get older.

He told the West Virginia Health Report: "Certain medications can be very effective; exercising certain floor muscles could be very effective and surgery may be effective as well.

"And much of the surgery now being done for incontinence is a lot simpler with less morbidity than we had in the past."

One of the surgical options for overactive bladder syndrome is percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS).

During the treatment, an electrical pulse is delivered via the tibial nerve in the leg to the sacral plexus, which regulates bladder and pelvic floor function.