This short screening tool is designed for women to check if at risk of pelvic floor problems. It also advises women to ensure their exercise program is pelvic floor friendly. Takes 5 minutes to ...

Pelvic floor muscles help to control bladder and bowel function. This fact sheet explains where the pelvic floor muscles are located in women, what causes them to weaken and how regular pelvic floor ...

If so, it's likely due to weak pelvic floor muscles – the muscles responsible for supporting the bladder, womb and bowel.

Women’s bodies go through many changes as they age. One area of the body women may not focus on is the pelvis. The pelvic floor can undergo changes over time that increase the risk of many kinds of ...

(One type of pelvic floor dysfunction, urinary incontinence, is more prevalent in women who do high-impact sports over their lifetime, according to a study in the American Journal of Obstetrics ...

At Johns Hopkins, we are leaders in pelvic health care, pioneering treatment for women year after year. Our board-certified pelvic health specialists are involved in research and clinical trials for ...

Its is now acknowledged that female sexuality includes a multitude of facets, uniting anatomical, psychological and social as well as physiological elements, which involve hormonal levels ...

Pelvic floor functioning is tightly linked to a healthy female sexual cycle and female sexual disorders have often been associated with concomitant pelvic floor disorders. The goals of this paper ...

So we need to strengthen and retrain them with exercise. These can help both men and women who have problems with urine leakage or bowel control. A pelvic floor muscle training exercise is like ...

Pelvic organ prolapse, including uterine and vaginal prolapse, occurs when a woman’s pelvic floor muscles, ligaments and vaginal wall weaken and stretch, often due to aging, childbirth or a prior ...

PFDs can affect both men and women. At Baystate Health, we understand what you’re going through, and we’re here to help. We offer advanced care for PFDs from a team of pelvic floor specialists, ...

A large number of women who exercise experience pelvic floor symptoms, and experts want more people to talk about what can be a stigmatized issue. A large number of women who exercise experience ...