Tips for Teaching Your Daughters About Endometriosis Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and girls. The delay for diagnosis averages 7 years! How early should you start the discussion about this debilitating condition? As a pelvic health physical therapist, I believe this conversation should start not long after your daughter begins menstruating. As moms, we need […]
How Does Endometriosis Affect Fertility and Pregnancy? As we continue our series about endometriosis, today we address how endo might affect fertility and pregnancy. Endometriosis Does Not Equal Infertility Having endometriosis does not automatically mean that you will never have children. What it does mean is that you might have more trouble getting pregnant. About […]
Yoga Poses to Ease Pelvic Pain Also Effective for Endometriosis Pain 1 in 10 women have endometriosis and experience different forms of pain—pain with urination, pain with bowel movements, painful periods, pelvic pain, ovulation pain, painful sex, abdominal pain, and nerve pain. The Office on Women’s Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
What is pelvic floor physical therapy? When you are suffering from neck or shoulder pain, it is common to go see a physical therapist to help correct any issues with like alignment, movement, strength, and flexibility to reduce pain and improve function. Pelvic floor physical therapy is performed by physical therapists with advanced training to […]
The Common Links Between Endometriosis and Painful Sex Pain, fatigue, and other symptoms associated with endometriosis can affect quality of life, including sexual health and happiness. In fact, a study published last year found that patients with endometriosis have more than twice the sexual dysfunction as compared to women without the disease (Fairbanks, Abdo, Baracat […]
Happy National Condom Week! Are you suffering from recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease and/or chronic pelvic pain? Condoms may help reduce the risk. Condoms are an effective barrier method of contraception (82% effective, according to the CDC) and reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV, gonorrhea, and Chlamydia. There are other benefits. Regular condom […]
Science based recommendations and how therapy can help decide between missionary and doggy style Does sex give you a backache? Do you avoid sex due to your low back pain? If you are thinking “YES,” you are not alone. In a study by Bahouq et al. in 2013, 81% of clients with low back pain […]
Sexual Problems and Cancer Treatment It’s Cervical Health Awareness Month! Sexual problems are a side effect of cancer treatment that oncologists don’t often talk about, but there are treatments to help, including the pelvic floor therapy that we do at Femina PT. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, hormonal therapy, stem cell transplantations, and other procedures can negatively […]
Stressing the Importance of Cervical Health Awareness Is Pain with Penetration Preventing you from getting a Pap test? January is a great time to make resolutions, fresh starts, and to start committing to self-care! It is also Cervical Health Awareness Month. Today we chat about the Pap test. If you are an adult with female […]
Have You Ever Asked “What’s Up Down There, Doc?” Pelvic floor physical therapy is one of the best kept secrets in medicine. I was on a recent plane flight and sat next to two women that were very chatty with one another. They quickly swept me up into their conversation. Inevitably, in situations like this, […]
