A Healthy Bladder

Authors and Disclosures

E. S. Lukacz,¹ C. Sampselle,² M. Gray,³ S. MacDiarmid,⁴ M. Rosenberg,⁵ P. Ellsworth,⁶ and M. H. Palmer<sup>7

1</sup>University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
⁴Alliance Urology Specialists, Greensboro, NC, USA
⁵Mid-Michigan Health Centers, Jackson, MI, USA
⁶University Urological Associates Inc. at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
⁷University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Correspondence to
Emily Lukacz, MD, MAS Associate Professor of Reproductive Medicine University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 9350 Campus Point Drive, #0974 La Jolla, CA 92037, USA Tel.: + 858 657 8435 Fax: + 858 657 6828 Email: elukacz@ucsd.edu

Disclosures
EL is a consultant for Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson/Ethicon division and receives research funding from Renew Medical. CS is a consultant for Pfizer. MG is a consultant for Pfizer and receives research funding from LABORIE. SAM is a speaker and consultant for Pfizer, Astellas, Watson, Allergan, Uroplasty. MTR is a speaker and consultant for Allergan, Astellas, Forest, GlaxoSmithKline, Ortho-McNeil, Pfizer, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Schering-Plough, and Watson and a consultant for Ferring, Horizon Pharma, and Shinogi. PE is a consultant and speaker for Allergan and Pfizer. MHP is a consultant for Pfizer.

Sidebar

What's Known

An unhealthy bladder may be evidenced by the presence of symptoms or disease. Bladder conditions affect a large proportion of the world population, and are associated with substantial economic and humanistic costs to society.

What's New

A panel of experts in urology, urogynecology, nursing, and behavioral therapy determined that a consensus statement was necessary to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy bladder on overall health among the general public, healthcare providers, payors, and policymakers. It is suggested that primary prevention strategies should be aimed at providing education regarding normal lower urinary tract structures and functioning. Clinical directives are proposed to improve and maintain bladder health.