Summary
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- Neurobiological control of bladder filling and emptying is complex and involves a number of different parts of the nervous system
- Lower urinary tract symptoms are divided into storage symptoms, voiding symptoms or post-micturition symptoms
- Lower urinary tract symptoms can be caused by a number of different aetiologies
- Lower urinary tract symptoms and urinary incontinence can have a negative impact on quality of life.
- Validated tools have been developed for the assessment of quality of life associated with urinary incontinence.
