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fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

It Controls Sex, Bowel Movements, and Even Sitting Down. It's Impossible to Get Any Help With It.

After complications from a bladder prolapse surgery, a patient named Grace developed a hematoma, or pooling of blood, and she needed pelvic floor physical therapy to help her pelvic muscles relax after holding such a large mass of blood. Without PFPT, Grace's pelvic pain could get so severe that it was unbearable to sit down, and even after her hematoma disappeared, Grace still got flares: sudden onsets of pain that she says felt "like somebody was literally putting a vise into my vagina."
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fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

Women Are Revealing The Pregnancy Facts No One Tells You About, And My Jaw Is On The Floor

Pregnancy causes surprising, intense physical and hormonal changes including bladder leakage, pelvic loosening, lasting bodily changes, and variable symptoms between pregnancies.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Men are embracing pelvic floor therapy - and not just for better sex

Men are increasingly recognizing and addressing hypertense pelvic floor issues, often overlooked in discussions about pelvic health.
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