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Under “A,” for example, the lexicographers provide entries for Adam, Ad feminam, ageism, “Ain't I a Woman” (Sojourner Truth's speech), and amniocentesis . “Z” is limited to three entries: Zamani Soweto sisters, Zeitgeist (`Spirit of liberty, equality, and sorority'), and Zugassent (a term for male continence as practised by the Oneida utopian community).
Continence, after all, is a virtue, or so say those who do not have it imposed on them.
The levator ani muscles play an important role in bladder neck fixation provided by the suspensory sling and hiatal ligament [ 6 ] . The urethra is supported by the action of the levator ani muscles through their connection to the endopelvic fascia of the anterior vaginal wall [ 7 ] , and the muscles of the levator ani contract during a cough to assist continence [ 8 ] . The fast twitch type II fibers in the levator ani muscles play an important role in continence, and their loss accompanies the development of urinary incontinence [ 9 ] . Clinically, women with recurrent urinary incontinence after Burch colposuspension have a more pronounced pelvic floor weakness than women with primary stress urinary incontinence [ 10 ] . This suggests that the recurrent urinary incontinence is caused by a progression of pelvic floor dysfunction.
The activity of the urinary bladder and the external urethral sphincter must be properly coordinated in order for continence to be maintained and timely micturition to occur.