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Review of the epidemiology of overactive bladder.

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This review examines the major studies that looked at the epidemiology of OAB as it relates to both sexes and addresses the level of bother and quality of life in men and women with OAB.
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Overactive bladder (OAB) is common in both men and women. It is a symptom complex that causes significant detriment to quality of life in patients. Although the prevalence of OAB is similar in both sexes, there are sex-specific differences in individual symptoms and the impact on quality of life. The coexistence of benign prostatic hyperplasia with OAB can worsen quality of life in men. This review examines the major studies that looked at the epidemiology of OAB as it relates to both sexes. It focuses on both the overall prevalence rates and the incidence of individual symptoms. This paper also addresses the level of bother and quality of life in men and women with OAB. In addition, the relationship between OAB and benign prostatic hyperplasia is reviewed.

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Prevalence and burden of overactive bladder in the United States

TL;DR: The NOBLE studies do not support the commonly held notion that women are considerably more likely than men to have urgency-related bladder control problems, and overactive bladder, with and without urge incontinence, has a clinically significant impact on quality-of-life, quality- of-sleep, and mental health, in both men and women.
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How widespread are the symptoms of an overactive bladder and how are they managed? A population-based prevalence study.

TL;DR: The prevalence of chronic and debilitating symptoms of the overactive bladder are determined as the presence of chronic frequency, urgency and urge incontinence (either alone or in any combination), and presumed to be caused by involuntary detrusor contractions.
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National community prevalence of overactive bladder in the United States stratified by sex and age.

TL;DR: Bothersome OAB symptoms are highly prevalent among men and women aged ≥40 years in the United States, and it is estimated that 29.8 million adults aged ≥ 40 years in a cross-sectional, population-representative survey have bothersomeOAB symptoms.
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Safety and tolerability of tolterodine for the treatment of overactive bladder in men with bladder outlet obstruction.

TL;DR: Tolterodine did not adversely affect urinary function in men with OAB and BOO, and there was no evidence of clinically meaningful changes in voiding pressure and PVR or urinary retention.
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