Devices for treating stress incontinence, having a horizontal proximal portionsupported on the pubococcygeusmuscle and a distal portion extending downward and away from the proximalportion at an angle approximating the vagina in anerect female as it passes down and between the anterior segments of thepubococcygeus. The distal portion may terminate with aprotrusion that is positioned to provide midurethral support, therebypreserving the urethovesical angle.