Your Pelvic Floor

Explore pelvic floor dysfunction with clear explanations of symptoms such as urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse affecting women of all ages. It offers practical methods for restoring health, emphasizing that intense exercise and athletic pursuits can trigger issues, urging timely care. This book outlines symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, and shows you how to fix them. What is pelvic organ prolapse – which 50% of women will experience – and can it be prevented? Urinary incontinence is treatable with physio. Women on average suffer symptoms for 7 years before going to a healthcare professional which has a huge effect on mental health. Pelvic floor issues are often only talked about in relation to pregnancy and childbirth. This is not just a ""mum issue"": high impact exercise (running, HIIT, CrossFit) affect the pelvic floor. Young athletes/gymnasts who have never had children are highly likely to suffer from incontinence. Women should not accept dysfunction as a ""normal part of being a woman"", but instead need to prioritize their pelvic floor health – this book shows that it is never too early and, crucially, never too late to do so.