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Information for users about health, pelvic floor fitness, and the PeriCoach System.
2012, 2017
Comfortable Sex Positions for Women with Pelvic Floor Disorders
Comfortable Sex Positions for Women with Pelvic Floor Disorders
Life can take its toll on your lady parts. Pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, and even chronic constipation and obesity can weaken your pelvic floor muscles. These important muscles act as a hammock, stretching across your pelvis and holding your organs (bladder, bowel, uterus, vagina) firmly in place.
When the pelvic floor muscles are weakened […]
2711, 2017
Dating After 50: Tips and Advice for Doing It Right
Dating After 50: Tips and Advice for Doing It Right
Dating can be intimidating for women at any age, but especially in your 50s and beyond. When you’re young, it’s easy to assume you’ll be in a secure relationship for the long-haul by the time you reach your 50s—but life can throw curveballs, and things don’t always go as planned.
Here’s the […]
2210, 2017
Is There a Right Age to Start Kegel Exercises?
Is There a Right Age to Start Kegel Exercises?
Kegel exercises involve contracting your pelvic floor muscles, which can build up strength over time. There are many benefits of Kegel exercises for women, ranging from heightened sexual pleasure to vaginal health, but at what age should you start?
Women can start practicing this exercise in their twenties and continue it well into […]
1210, 2017
Preventing Breast Cancer: Staying Healthy in Your Forties
Preventing Breast Cancer: Staying Healthy in Your Forties
Women in their 40’s often experience health shifts, which go hand in hand with the time of a woman’s life when the risk of breast cancer is at its highest. Some of these tests which can detect breast cancer in its earliest stages include breast cancer screenings such as mammograms, ultrasounds, and even […]
1509, 2017
The Female Orgasm: What Women (and Men) Should Know
The Female Orgasm: What Women (and Men) Should Know
Ladies, don’t we all secretly wish every orgasm was like the unrestrained climax Meg Ryan simulated in that unforgettable deli scene in When Harry Met Sally? The slow, pleasurable buildup, the dynamic and climatic screams of “Yes, Yes, Yes!” If we’re lucky, we’ve experienced at least few (real) monumental orgasms like this […]
1708, 2017
5 Easy Diet Tips to Help Prevent Bladder Leakage
5 Easy Diet Tips to Help Prevent Bladder Leakage
Bladder leakage (called urinary incontinence or UI), is a common problem. In fact, one in three women will experience some form of UI in her lifetime. The physical stress and strain of pregnancy and childbirth, and hormonal changes during menopause, are common contributing factors.
The bladder, uterus, and bowel are held firmly in […]
2207, 2017
Ladies: 4 Surprising Libido Boosters That Will Make You Feel Alive Again
Ladies: 4 Surprising Libido Boosters That Will Make You Feel Alive Again
When we’re young, many of us take our vigorous libidos for granted, assuming we’ll always have the same zest for spontaneous sex romps and romantic weekends away with our partners. As we get older, our bodies change, we get bogged down with responsibilities and worries, and our sex drives […]
2206, 2017
Guys: This Is Why You Should Be Doing Kegels
Guys: This Is Why You Should Be Doing Kegels
Most of us associate Kegel exercises exclusively with women. The reality is that, while men and women are built differently, we’re also pretty similar. Both men and women have pelvic floor muscles (PFMs), a hammock-like system of muscles, ligaments, and tissues that stretches across our pelvis keeping our organs firmly in place. […]
3105, 2017
How Many Times Do I Need To Kegel?
How Many Times Do I Need To Kegel?
Listen, ladies – we all know we should be doing our daily pelvic floor exercises, otherwise known as Kegels. Kegels have been shown in research to prevent, manage, and sometimes even eliminate accidental bladder leaks. Not only that, regular Kegel exercises can improve sexual function through increased sensation, satisfaction and stronger orgasms. We […]
2205, 2017
Easing Constipation with Kegel Exercises
Easing Constipation with Kegel Exercises
Constipation can be an occasional annoyance or a chronic problem. It’s the latter of these—chronic constipation—that is particularly problematic. Sitting on the porcelain throne hour after hour can cause a range of problems, including hemorrhoids, which—ask anyone who’s had them—are pretty miserable.
More importantly, excessive straining from constipation can damage the pelvic floor muscles, the hammock-like system […]