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Review<strong>Urinary</strong> Incontinenceadditional surgery. O<strong>the</strong>r potential treatments, suchas acupuncture, hypnosis, <strong>and</strong> botanical medicine requirefur<strong>the</strong>r research to determine effectiveness <strong>for</strong>UI.Fur<strong>the</strong>r research may identify <strong>o<strong>the</strong>r</strong> alternativetreatments that alleviate symptoms <strong>of</strong> UI. Forexample, St. John’s wort has been found in rats toinhibit contraction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> bladder, implying a possiblerole in treatment <strong>of</strong> UR; 79 a fruit extract <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cubanroyal palm, Roystonea regia, inhibited testosteroneinducedprostate enlargement in rodents; 80 <strong>and</strong> yogahas been suggested as a means to improve pelvic floormusculature to alleviate SI, although no clinical trialshave been published. 81Table 1 provides a summary <strong>of</strong> potential alternative<strong>the</strong>rapies. More methodologically rigorousstudies are indicated in order to determine safety <strong>and</strong>efficacy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se treatments <strong>for</strong> UI, particularly in <strong>the</strong>elderly population.References1. DeBeau CE. <strong>Urinary</strong> incontinence. In: Pompei P,Murphy JB, eds. 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