Did You Know That There Are Non-Surgical Treatments for Provoked Vulvodynia (PVD)? Provoked Vulvodynia affects approximately 10% of women PVD is known as a chronic overlapping pain condition with endometriosis… While there are pharmacologic and surgical options, there are also other more conservative non-surgical treatments for provoked vulvodynia. Provoked vulvodynia (PVD) is a chronic pain […]
What’s the Connection Bewteen Eating Disorders and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? Read on for some answers. Eating disorders are unfortunately common, with at least 9% of people worldwide suffering from an eating disorder. This translates to 28.8 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. There are different types of eating disorders (ED) including […]
Postpartum Recovery Series Part 5 Managing Urinary Incontinence After Childbirth Urinary incontinence is the unwanted leakage of urine, also known as accidental bladder leakage. There are a few main types. Stress urinary incontinence is leakage associated with activities, such as lifting, exercising, coughing, sneezing, or laughing. Urge urinary incontinence is leakage associated with the urge and […]
What causes incontinence during pregnancy? There are many causes for incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum. Some of the proposed factors are: hormonal changes, pelvic floor muscle and connective tissue modifications, bladder neck widening (due to the weight of both the uterus and the growing fetus), anatomical injuries during delivery.1, 2 A hormone called relaxin is […]
