Overactive Bladder (OAB). OAB is another common type of urinary incontinence. It is also called urgency incontinence. OAB affects more than 30% of men and 40% of women in the U.S. It affects people's lives. They may restrict activities.
Hormones | Back to Top. The endocrine system is a collection of glands that secrete chemical messages we call hormones. These signals are passed through the blood to arrive at a target organ, which has cells possessing the appropriate receptor.
Hormones. Hormones are the chemical messengers of the endocrine system and are transported by blood to distal target cells. Organs that produce and secrete hormones are called glands, while the organs they affect are called target organs.