Sunday, May 21, 2006

Injecting stem cells from a woman's own muscle may effectively treat urinary incontinence

Source: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Posted: May 21, 2006

Summary:

Women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) were treated using muscle-derived stem cell injections to strengthen deficient sphincter muscles responsible for the condition. Results of the study suggest that the approach is safe, improves patients' quality of life and may be an effective treatment for SUI. This is the first of this kind of study conducted in North America.

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