Economic costs of urinary incontinence DIAA E.E. RIZK MSc, MRCOG, FRCS, MD, Dip BA Professor and Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine and Medical Sciences Arabian Gulf University - Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Although not a life threatening condition, urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent, distressing and disabling condition which causes significant physical and psychological morbidity in individuals of all ages. Sufferers give up many a