GynoFiles

In the theme song of Orange is the New Black they say 'standing still is hard,' and it is, on your pelvis . Too much sitting, standing or lying in one place can have medical consequences on the pelvis which will affect your sex life, your bladder and your bowel habits. Pelvic floor weakness is not just from too much lying around and not strengthening your abdominal and back muscles, but it's from the damage we do with every day straining we don't even think about. For instance, the habit of reading on the toilet? That's too much sitting, and can contribute to too much straining and pelvic floor weakness. You are to get up and walk around a bit, and when you get the urge to finish, return at your leisure! Too much standing, especially locking your knees, that can contribute to fainting. So if moving around will not solve the problems of the pelvic floor, other solutions are possible. We begin with a pelvic floor evaluation and then some suggestions.

Jump rope for your heart and health! It is fun, and it burns a lot of calories and of course, the more energy you burn with a good work out, the  ismore you will get to feast on at holiday time! Jumping rope excellent, and fun, way to burn a lot of calories in a low amount of time . But many women will  need to get their bladder, surrounding tissues, and pelvic muscles in shape for all that bouncing.  And it won't just benefit your rope jumping to get those tissues healthy you need to exercise your pelvic floor to both improve your bladder function, and to improve sex! And it may take more than just exercise to improve the health of your bladder and pelvic floor. In the past we offered women hormones and surgery, and now there is a painless, non-invasive rejuvenating laser therapy called MonaLisa Touch that can help getting your ready for all your rope jumping! Gynos still recommend Kegel's exercises . Once you get good at your Kegel's you can use the extra muscular to ...

Runners when questioned are no different than other women who create pelvic pressure during exercise, thus some runners during their running events is a time that they complain of extra strain on their bladders. Longer races, in spite of some dehydration will create extra strain not only because of pounding through those half marathons, but perhaps just plain holding their pee a bit too long. Maybe it's just a matter of it being wedding season, you want to rock out until that bouquet is flung! Doing the Watusi in the highest heals may  be a bit strenuous on an already challenged bladder. Although your gyno has cautioned that latte breaks from shopping, and just getting too much caffeine, sugars, citrus and salt can affect the causes of incontinence, even with being good on your diet you may be struggling with your bladder. Pelvic examinations and cystometric testing as well as other tests can help make a diagnosis of any medical concerns.  Pessaries can be of help as wel...

Jumping Jack (Jane) Dribble? Wet from a few leaks every time you go to the gym, and feel like you can't keep up with the pounding and zumba or cumbia and salsa moves? Lose the 5K race because you stopped for a bathroom break? Terrible! Unfortunately those with bladder issues of leaking with coughing and sneezing, find it's even worse at the gym. And that sort of leaking is what gynos mean when they say you have "stress incontinence" the stress is the rumba, the incontinence, the dribble! Bearing down to strain is a medical maneuver called a valsalva, and the strain of the forces of valsalva go directly to the neck of the bladder and affect if we can hold the urine in our bladder or if it leaks. Basic strategies like peeing before you bounce should help a bit, but often more has to happen, like lots of Kegel's, eating a bladder healthy diet, and otherwise trying medical interventions like pessary devices, medication, biofeedback, neuromodulation therapy, PRP the...

For Women Having Bladder Issues, Answer These Questions For Your Gyno: 1. How often do you urinate each day? How long do you usually wait between the times you urinate? 2. Have you had a recent bladder infection? More than one? 3. Do you get up to urinate at night? How many times? And what do you think the reason is you urinate at night? How long is it from bed time until the first time you go to the bathroom at night? 4. From the first urge to urinate, how long is it before you absolutely have to go to the bathroom? Is it usually an urgent sensation, or do you gradually feel like you have to urinate? 5. Do you leak when you do exercises? Which ones? 6. Do you wear pads? Daily pad use? Wet your underwear? 7. How often do you stop your urine stream when you urinate? 8. Have you noticed any change in how or how much you urinate? 9. Do you leak urine during sex? Wet the bed? 10. Do you have to strain to urinate?