FYI

Parts of the bladder control system.
The bladder is a balloon-shaped organ that stores and releases urine. It sits in the pelvis. The bladder is supported and held in place by pelvic muscles. The bladder itself is a muscle.
The tube that carries urine from your body is called the urethra. Ring-like muscles called sphincters help keep [...]

Dr. Mike Magee from Health Politics has a very intuitive video. A transcript of the video is as follows:
Transcript
There’s an extraordinarily common medical condition out there that affects millions of Americans, mostly women. It brings them high levels of disability, discomfort and lost productivity, but very seldom will you hear them talk about it. [...]

You may think bladder control problems are something that happen when you get older. The truth is that women of all ages have urine leakage. The problem is also called incontinence. Men leak urine too, but the problem is more common in women.

Many women leak urine when they exercise, laugh hard, cough, or sneeze.
Often women [...]

Talking about bladder control problems is not easy for some people. You may feel embarrassed to tell your doctor. But talking about the problem is the first step in finding an answer. Also, you can be sure your doctor has heard it all before. You will not shock or embarrass your doctor or nurse.
Medical History
You [...]

Behavioral Remedies: Bladder Retraining and Kegel Exercises
By looking at your bladder diary, the doctor may see a pattern and suggest making it a point to use the bathroom at regular timed intervals, a habit called timed voiding. As you gain control, you can extend the time between scheduled trips to the bathroom. Behavioral treatment also [...]

The first step toward relief is to see a doctor who has experience treating incontinence to learn what type you have. A urologist specializes in the urinary tract, and some urologists further specialize in the female urinary tract. Gynecologists and obstetricians specialize in the female reproductive tract and childbirth. A urogynecologist focuses on urinary and [...]

Stress Incontinence
In stress incontinence, weak pelvic muscles can let urine escape when a cough or other action puts pressure on the bladder.
If coughing, laughing, sneezing, or other movements that put pressure on the bladder cause you to leak urine, you may have stress incontinence. Physical changes resulting from pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause often cause stress [...]

Millions of women experience involuntary loss of urine called urinary incontinence (UI). Some women may lose a few drops of urine while running or coughing. Others may feel a strong, sudden urge to urinate just before losing a large amount of urine. Many women experience both symptoms. UI can be slightly bothersome or totally debilitating. [...]