JawaPos.com – Urinary tract disorders not only affect men, but also women. As many as 30 percent of women have experienced at least one urinary tract disorder. Meanwhile, globally there are almost 150 million cases of urinary tract infections per year.
Reported from BETWEEN, Wednesday (12/4), Professor of the Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Harrina E. Rahardjo, Sp.U (K), Ph.D said, urinary tract disorders can cause various health problems that lead to complications. Holding back urination can cause the risk of urinary tract infections, pain in the bladder, or urinary tract stones and even decrease kidney function.
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Harrina revealed, lower urinary tract disorders generally cause symptoms called Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS). LUTS consists of various symptoms such as frequent urination (BAK) during the day and/or night, difficulty holding urination, bedwetting, difficult urination, intermittent urine flow, straining urination and incomplete urination after urination.
One of the LUTS conditions that women often complain about is overactive bladder (OAB) or beser which is a collection of symptoms that are difficult to hold BAK. Conversely, one can also experience underactive bladder (UAB) which results in a person not being able to completely urinate or intermittently during urination.
OAB or beser is divided into two major parts, namely idiopathic OAB, which has no known cause, and neurogenic OAB, which is caused by neurological disorders such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal disorders.
Some causes of OAB are also associated with aging, genetics, menopause, psychological stress, inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, microbiota conditions in the urinary tract and lower urinary tract obstruction such as pelvic organ prolapse in women.
“Other risk factors that can cause this to occur are age, menopause, history of normal delivery with large birth weight babies, removal of the uterus, and frequent lifting of heavy objects,” said Harrina.
Even though LUTS is not a life-threatening condition, it can greatly affect a person’s quality of life, reminded Harrina. Aspects of work, social, sexual, and sleep quality can also be affected by LUTS.
