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Male
Incontinence Products: What A Difference A Decade Can Make
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There were a lot of
incredible moments and events that took place back in the 1990s, some
made us cheer; some made us stop and think, and some even made us a
little angry, but we made it through it all and for the most part I
think we all are the wiser because of it. President Bill Clinton and
his wife Hillary ushered in a new era in politics where spousal input
was carried to whole new heights, and what about Troy Aikman and
elusive running back Emmett Smith leading the Dallas Cowboys to
multiple championships and two ’Super Bowl’
appearances. Man! What a decade.
But unfortunately there were troubling facts about that era that left
many of us baffle and upset. For instance, not one manufacturer made
one dedicated product for male incontinence sufferers. Not one. We were
treated as if we didn’t exist. Not one manufacturer listened
to what we had to say and then made a commitment to produce products
that were specifically conceived and designed exclusively for men. No
not one. In a decade that brought about so many wonderful and life
changing discoveries; when it came to men incontinence products we were
all but forgotten—no one seemed to care.
Male
incontinence products were a phrase that simply did not exist. Men
who suffered with urinary incontinence were left on their own to deal
with their condition. Men who suffered with urge or urgency
incontinence had to rely on their own ingenuity to try and create some
type of crude protective wrapping that would act as a reservoir or some
kind of fabric made damn that would halt runaway
urine—unfortunately it didn’t work. It was not
uncommon to see some men deep in thought trying to construct home made
underwear that might act as a ‘urine catcher’ with
the ability of a Johnny Bench or somebody.
It was heart winching just trying to make it through that era without
drowning—in urine.Manufacturers’ who produce
incontinence products have always catered to females. Perhaps
it’s because females make up about
80% of all people that are incontinent and today that number is
believed to be around 200 million worldwide, I don’t have the
figures for the 1990s but I believe it is safe to assume that it was at
least from 100 to 150 million females who were incontinent in that era.
There’s no doubt the market for female incontinence sufferers
is staggering and any company that is able to capture the
lion’s share of it will make billions and billions of dollars
annually, but what about the male market that brings up the other 20%?
Although their numbers are significantly smaller, yet it would have
produced a handsome profit for some resourceful manufacturers back in
the 1990s and/or the 1980s as well. Why was such a potentially
lucrative market shunned and tossed aside for greener pastures? Did
anyone even care? Why? Why? Why?
Today is the dawning of a new era in male incontinence
products. With a
new millennium has come a totally new and exciting approach to male
incontinence products. Designers, engineers, scientist, entrepreneurs,
and manufacturers have worked together in a tireless effort to bring
about a whole new awakening for male incontinence products. Unlike
never before
products that are conceived and constructed just for men; products that
were made from the input manufacturers got by listening directly to the
men who would be wearing them.
Some manufacturers' enlisted the services of surgeons,
urologists and
primary care givers, as well as male incontinence sufferers and their
personal care givers to help them create a much better product that
would serve men better than before; products that would prove to be
durable and consistent in protecting and managing urine storage and
voiding/passing.Manufacturers wanted desperately to erase the stigma
and negative public perception of male incontinence products and usher
in a new era where the public in general would view male incontinence
products favorably.
Male incontinence products were designed to be as
inconspicuous as humanly possible and yet be efficient and effective as
they need to be in order to offer complete protection without the
possibility of failure—every time. Male incontinence products
had to be elevated to a level of scientific proficiency; never again
will male incontinence sufferers have to rely on garage constructed
underwear again—never!
Just take a look at some of the wonderful new and innovative
incontinence products that are now on the market for all types of male
incontinence sufferers: Incontinence diapers, bladder control products,
incontinence pads, incontinence pants, disposable incontinence,
incontinence pads, incontinence briefs, incontinence bed pads,
incontinence aids, incontinence disposable diapers, incontinence
absorbent diapers, incontinence disposable underwear, internal and
external catheters, Cunningham clamps, plastic underwear, portable
urinals, incontinence guards, and the list goes on and on.
In conclusion, there once was a time that really existed when males who
were incontinent had to pretty much rely on their own crude
contraptions to help provide some level of protection in the never
ending fight against urinary incontinence. But thank goodness those
days are gone for good and today there are a large number of
incontinent products available for males who suffer with incontinence.
It doesn’t matter what form or type of incontinence men
suffer with these days; there are a large variety of products to choose
from and the list keeps growing daily.
So gentlemen you are at liberty to take a sigh of relief knowing that
whatever you need in the realm of male incontinence products,
it’s probably already on the market and you can bet if it is
not it will be shortly—very shortly, that’show
things
work for us today.
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