Frequent urination is the need to urinate more often than usual.

• Normality varies according to age, typical ranges include:
  • In young children, 8-14 times per day
  • In older children, 6-12 times per day
  • In teenagers, 4-6 times per day

• Polyuria (increased urine production), including:
  • DM
  • Pregnancy
• Disturbance along the urinary tract:
  • UTI, with frequent urination being a classic Sx → inflammation reduces the bladder's capacity to hold urine
  • Prostate problems
  • Interstitial cystitis
  • Overactive bladder
  • Prostatitis
  • Bladder cancer
  • Stroke and other neurological disease

• It is often associated with urinary incontinence and polyuria (large volume of urine)

• Polyuria
• Urinary urgency
• Nocturia (frequent urination at night)