Urinary continence and incontinence in men: New insight through new technologies (2011-2014)

Urinary continence in men is suprisingly poorly understood. This lmited understanding continues to hinder interpretation of male incontinence, which affects up to 42% of men and increases with age. Research has been lmited by poor access to muscles of pelvic floor in men. A new approach is required to resolve this significant problem. We aim to use novel methods to test a new hypothesis of the contribution of muscle to continence in men, and provide new insight into changes with age and after major structures are removed during prostatectomy. Although the primary objective of this work is to resolve the physiology of continence in men, the findings will also provide a basis to understand incontinence with future clinical implications.