oral hormone therapy is NOT helpful for urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women
April 2005
More evidence suggests that oral hormone therapy is NOT helpful for urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women.
For years, it was thought that estrogen helped urinary symptoms by "toning" the bladder and urethra.
But now there's evidence that Premarin can INCREASE the risk of urinary incontinence...and exacerbate symptoms in women who already have it.
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