Editing AUA: Overactive Bladder (2019) (section)

== Natural history ==

* ≈40% of OAB cases remit during a given year, but the majority of patients have symptoms for years.
*'''OAB can negatively impact quality of life'''
**'''Carrying out the activities of daily life and engaging in social and occupational activities''' can be profoundly affected by lack of bladder control and incontinence. 
**'''Urinary incontinence in particular may have''' '''severe psychological and social consequences, resulting in restricted activities and unwillingness to be exposed to environments where access to a bathroom may be difficult.''' 
**'''Sexual function and marital satisfaction'''
*It is common for patients to have suffered with their symptoms for an extended time before seeking medical advice.