Based on your understanding of the major role that estrogen plays in maintaining continence, discuss your plan for patient education.

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A 50-year-old woman comes in for her annual pelvic checkup with complaints of occasional urinary urgency (abrupt need to urinate), sometimes with “near incontinence” just as she is reaching the toilet. She denies intake of any potentially bladder-irritating substances, such as beverages containing caffeine or synthetic sweeteners. She also mentions that she is having difficulty with decreased lubrication during intercourse and that her menses are very irregular. On physical examination, you notice some thinning of the vaginal mucosa.

 

Based on your understanding of the major role that estrogen plays in maintaining continence, discuss your plan for patient education.

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