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 both Premarin and Prempro INCREASE the risk of urinary incontinence...and can exacerbate symptoms in women who already have it.

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