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OVERACTIVE BLADDER
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Overactive bladder is a syndrome characterized by urinary urgency with or without frequency, nocturia and urgency incontinence.

It is also known as bladder spasms, suggestive of underlying detrusor overactivity.

Incidence increases with age and more commonly affects women.

Overactive Bladder References

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