deals with incontinence by collecting the urine the second version the restrictive version of the invention mechanically causes retention of the urine in the second embodiment this restrictive version of the invention takes the form shown in fig5 and consists of two integrally connected limbs 101 102 the limbs 101 and 102 together provide a generally u or v shaped configuration the inner face 103 of the lower limb 102 being generally flat or concave the inner face 104 of the upper limb is generally flat or convex and terminates in an inwardly facing protuberance 105 of which the edges are rounded as shown in fig7 in use the limb 101 of the device is inserted into the entrance to the vagina and is positioned so as to be located in the vagina as shown in fig8 with the limb 101 positioning the inwardly facing protuberance 105 so as to be being placed against the anterior vaginal wall 11 following the line of the urethra 12 the lower limb 102 points forwardly and is positioned against the outer surface of the body within the vulva 13 the device is held in position by means of tensioning means one form of which is a strap 115 which is attached to or is a continuation of the lower limb 102 at its forward end 116 the strap 115 which may be padded for comfort or sheathed as described above in connection with fig3 b may conveniently be attached to a belt 17 as shown in fig4 above and is maintained in tension by its own elasticity or that of the belt 17 or both this tension causes the limb 101 to be pressed against the anterior vaginal wall 11 directly over the course of the urethra 12 the pressure of the limb.