Sentences with phrase «urethral sphincter muscle»

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We would retain the natural reflexes that cause the pelvic floor muscles to assist the urethral and anal sphincters by reflexively contracting before a cough or a sneeze to help keep us dry and leak - free.

It is usually caused by hormonal deficiencies that result in a loss of control of the urethral sphincter (the muscle that prevents urine from leaking out of the bladder), but structural or neurological problems can also be involved.

Urethral Spasm: Inappropriate and painful contraction of the muscle of the bladder / urethral spUrethral Spasm: Inappropriate and painful contraction of the muscle of the bladder / urethral spurethral sphincter.

Nerve centers in the spinal cord cause the urethral sphincter to relax, the bladder muscle to contract and urine to expel through the urethra.

Canine urinary incontinence is sometimes treated with hormones or drugs that tighten the muscles in the urethral sphincter.

Some older dogs (over seven years) can lose control of the urethral sphincter, which is the muscle that prevents urine from leaking out of the bladder.

The condition called USMI (urethral sphincter mechanism incontinence) occurs when the muscles do not completely stop urine from flowing through the urethra.