Sex, Exercise, and Stress Incontinence

Workouts and romance may both trigger ‘accidents,’ but stress incontinence treatments can bring relief.

 

Stress incontinence has an annoying way of showing up at the most inopportune times.

You’re jogging along, feeling great — and then you realize your running shorts are damp with urine. Later that night, during a romantic rendezvous with your partner, a trickle of urine appears again, definitely spoiling the moment.

Lest you think stress urinary incontinence is a problem only of middle-aged or elderly women, think again. Surprisingly, young women actually have more stress incontinence during sex than older women, according to Amy Rosenman, MD, a gynecologist at Santa Monica — UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, Calif., and co-author of The Incontinence Solution.

When incontinence occurs during intimate moments, women feel anxious, Rosenman says, even if they are in stable marriages. This could even lead to sexual dysfunction.

The same anxiety can occur during a workout, where you may end up with an embarrassing wet spot on your pants for the world to see.


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