Overactive Bladder (OAB) – Market Outlook, Epidemiology, Competitive Landscape, and Market Forecast Report – 2023 To 2033
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The International Continence Society defines overactive bladder (OAB) as a syndrome characterized by urinary urgency, often accompanied by increased frequency and nighttime urination (nocturia), with or without the presence of urgency urinary incontinence (UI), and in the absence of urinary tract infection (UTI) or evident pathology. OAB can manifest with or without incontinence, termed OAB (wet) and OAB (dry). The exact cause of overactive bladder is not thoroughly understood, but it is believed to result from a combination of factors. The lower urinary tract serves two primary functions: storing and eliminating urine. The interplay between these functions is controlled by a network of neurotransmitters operating through both autonomic and somatic pathways. When involuntary contractions of the detrusor muscle, known as detrusor overactivity, occur spontaneously or in response to stimuli, as observed during urodynamic assessments, it leads to the development of an overactive bl...