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Continence may refer to:
Fecal continence, the ability to control defecation, see Fecal incontinence
Urinary continence, the ability to control urination, see Urinary incontinence, the involuntary excretion of urine
Sexual continence, a synonym of Coitus reservatus
Sexual abstinence
Incontinence (philosophy), a lack of self-control (Greek: ἀκρασία)
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Look up continence or incontinence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Continence. Continence may refer to: Fecal...
The Continence of Scipio, or The Clemency of Scipio, is an episode in the life of the Roman general Scipio Africanus, recounted by the historian Livy....
sense of communal property and possessions), group marriage, male sexual continence, Oneida stirpiculture (a form of eugenics), and mutual criticism. The...
different causes and might occur with either constipation or diarrhea. Continence is maintained by several interrelated factors, including the anal sampling...
"sexual intercourse" and reservatus, "reserved"), also known as sexual continence, is a form of sexual intercourse in which a male does not attempt to ejaculate...
perpetually continent: Clerics are obliged to observe perfect and perpetual continence for the sake of the kingdom of heaven and therefore are bound to celibacy...
A Malone antegrade continence enema (MACE), also known as an appendicostomy or Malone procedure, is a surgical procedure used to create a continent pathway...
the intraabdominal pressure, such as coughing, sneezing, or laughing. Continence usually improves within 6 to 12 months after prostate surgery without...
National Association for Continence (NAFC) is a national, private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence...
contraction of the puborectalis and external anal sphincter to maintain continence, and also contracts during the bulbospongiosus reflex. The internal anal...
prolapse. In men, these muscles are responsible for urinary continence, fecal continence, and ejaculation. Several tools exist to help with these exercises...
reported to occur in 10% to 27% of sexually active women with urinary continence problems. There is evidence to suggest links between urinary leakage at...
location in the human body, which has an important role in urinary and anal continence, sexual function and support of the pelvic organs. The pelvic floor includes...
same year. Noyes spent the next few years developing his ideas on male continence. In mid-1847 Noyes and some of his male converts began extending the scope...
adultery". An innocent spouse who lives in continence following divorce, or couples who live in continence following a civil divorce for a grave cause...
frequently depicted by painters of the Renaissance and early modern era as the Continence of Scipio. According to Valerius Maximus, Scipio had a relationship from...
and markets medical devices and services related to ostomy, urology, continence, and wound care. Coloplast was founded in 1957 by Aage Louis-Hansen. His...
The Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards is a Middle English religious text containing statements by leaders of the English medieval movement, the Lollards...
The International Continence Society (ICS) is a registered UK charity with a global health focus on the development in the field of incontinence. It strives...
distinct, adjacent muscle by some sources, The muscle helps maintain continence of urine along with the internal urethral sphincter which is under control...
include decisions on baptism, consecration, ordination, penance, and continence. Siricius' important decretal of 386 (written to Bishop Himerius of Tarragona)...
church, which sold indulgences to the rich while preaching hellfire and continence to the poor. [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend...
are not necessarily the same thing. Sexual abstinence, also known as continence, is abstaining from some or all aspects of sexual activity, often for...
sympathetic nervous system. This is the primary muscle for maintaining continence of urine, a function shared with the external urethral sphincter which...
It is sometimes translated into English as incontinence ("a want of continence or self-restraint"). Beginning with Plato, a variety of philosophers have...
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