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Why Does My Urge to Pee Intensify Once I See a Bathroom Door?

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SimpleImages/Getty ImagesI have a lot of “pee triggers.” The moment my car pulls into my garage, I have to pee. If I’m out and a friend asks me to join her in the bathroom — as we girls are apt to do — I suddenly have to pee. And if I hear my husband get up in the middle of the night to go… guess who’s out of bed, next in line?Turns out there is an actual term for what I’m experiencing. It’s called latchkey incontinence, a phenomenon where people feel the need to urinate upon arriving home or hearing certain sounds. It’s that drop-my-purse-and-run feeling.Marisa M. Clifton, MD, FACS, associate...

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