As women age, urinary incontinence becomes more common. For some women, laughing, coughing, sneezing or exercising can cause an embarrassing leakage known as stress incontinence. When conservative measures don’t help, surgery may be an option for stress incontinence.

A “sling” uses a woman’s own tissue or synthetic mesh to create a hammock around the bladder neck and the tube that carries urine from the bladder (urethra).

Listen in as Nelson C. Echebiri, MD explains how the sling works and how it can offer relief to so many women.