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If you're tired of tried and true sex positions, look no further than this Women's Health article featuring Femina Physical Therapy's very own, Sarah Bellon, DPT.
She recommends the Side-Lying Lover as an option for people who recently had a vaginoplasty. If you’re trying vaginal penetration for the first time post-surgery, she tells WH's Gabrielle Kassel, “[P]ositions that encourage you to relax your hips and pelvic floor may be the most comfortable."
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There can be many reasons for pain during vaginal intercourse. Conditions like vaginismus and vulvodynia can make penetration hurt even if you're super turned on and just put on plenty of lube. Sexual trauma could be one cause; endometriosis, a condition where the tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside of it, is another.
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Women's Health Magazine quotes Heather Jeffcoat on flatter abs and more
The widely repsected magazine "Women's Health" reached out to Heather Jeffcoat to open their most recent article on pelvic floor health and alternatives to Kegels, including yoga poses such as the Pelvic Brace, Pelvic Tilt, Deep Squat, and more. The opening paragraph reads:
Having a strong pelvic floor is ideal for lots of reasons. “Your pelvic floor works in tandem with the deep abdominal muscles, acting as an internal corset, which can help reduce low back pain, urinary and bowel incontinence and improve sexual function—good coordination of this muscle group is also a great step towards flatter abs," says pelvic floor physical therapist, Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, founder of Femina Physical Therapy.
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