Your urinary bladder is a balloon-shaped organ that stores urine from the kidneys until it’s released through the urethra. The bladder is located in the pelvic cavity between the pelvic bones. It can ...

Urinary bladder spasms occur when the bladder contracts involuntarily, which can cause a person to urinate. Various conditions, such as UTIs, can cause bladder spasms. A variety of conditions can ...

Invasive bladder cancer, which is when cancer has invaded the muscles of the bladder wall, is often treated with a radical cystectomy. This involves the removal of the entire bladder. Individuals ...

Cysts can form in, on, or around the urinary bladder. People who experience other issues related to the urinary system may be more likely to develop bladder cysts. There are several types of bladder ...

Urinary incontinence or bladder leakage occurs when urine (pee) comes out of your bladder when you do not want it to (involuntarily). It is more common in women for the following reasons: ...

When you have urinary incontinence, your bladder isn’t holding or releasing urine the way it should. This means you often leak urine by accident. This happens because: Your brain doesn’t signal your ...

The urinary tract is composed of the kidneys, the ureters, the urinary bladder, and the urethra. Any disease of these structures is usually signaled by symptoms such as dysuria, that is, pain during ...

If you're feeling more sudden urges to run to the bathroom as you age, you're not alone. A new study suggests postmenopausal women aged 45 to 54 years are more likely to have overactive bladder (OAB) ...