If you are experiencing symptoms of bladder incontinence, your physician may recommend urinalysis. This is a preliminary diagnostic test in which a sample of your urine is sent to a laboratory to be tested for traces of blood, signs of infection, and any other abnormalities.

Urinalysis is designed to provide physicians with a general overview of your state of health so they can correlate your symptoms with the results of other targeted tests. If your lab results indicate that abnormalities were found, your physician may require you to have more specialized testing.