Urological symptomatology is very frequent in women. 20% ot all women see their doctor on account ot these complaints, 10% require surgery. Intlammations ot the lower etterent pathways are frequent and increase with advancing age. Special attention should be devoted to inflammations during pregnancy. Also the number ot women with urinary incontinence, stress or urgent incontinence, increase with advancing age. The two formy must be differentiated. Therapy of urgent incontinence is urostly conservative, while stress incontinence is treated usually by operation

        Key words: urogynaecology - inflammations of urinary pathways - urinary incontinence