Excerpt: Whoopi Goldberg helped millions of women talk openly about leaking. Dr. Martin Pakideh explains stress urinary incontinence and the midurethral sling, a short outpatient procedure that can fix it. In this article The leak with a name: stress urinary incontinence What a sling is What the procedure is like Is a sling right for you? Do the math on your pads Frequently asked questions Years ago, Whoopi Goldberg became the face of a bladder-leakage pad campaign. She talke

Crossing your legs before a sneeze and keeping a liner in every purse shouldn't be your routine. Dr. Martin Pakideh explains why leaking happens, the different types and the treatments that work.