Urgency
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The sudden and uncontrollable need to urinate or defecate.
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Bladder trainingA way of teaching your bladder to hold more urine. It helps to reduce the number of times you need to pass urine and reduce urgency.
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UrethroceleWhen the tissues that hold the urethra in place weaken, causing it to move and put pressure on the vagina, sometimes pushing through the wall of the vagina.
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Urinary frequencyRoutinely needing to urinate more than eight times during the day or more than twice at night.