[Urinary incontinence: neither men nor women should be forgotten]

The prevalence of urinary incontinence is higher in women, but up to 40% of elderly men suffer from it. It is very important for care givers to search actively for this problem, because only half of the patients, mostly men, will seek help specifically for this symptom. The patients, who do not ask for help, mostly women, think that urinary incontinence is a normal problem while getting old and think that there is no specific treatment for it. Urinary incontinence has an important impact on physical and mental health and has a high economic cost. Men with urinary incontinence are less well taken in charge than women up to the use of absorbent pads, which they partly fix up themselves.