How Does Stress Affect the Pelvic Floor?
Stress triggers an automatic muscle response called the pelvic stress reflex, causing your pelvic floor muscles to clench without you realizing it.
Stress triggers an automatic muscle response called the pelvic stress reflex, causing your pelvic floor muscles to clench without you realizing it.
Trusting an AI with your symptoms can lead you away from the care you actually need—sometimes with serious consequences.
Queer, trans, and gender nonconforming individuals deserve pelvic floor therapy that honors their identity and meets their unique physical needs.
While declining estrogen during perimenopause and menopause can contribute to symptoms, research suggests estrogen deprivation alone may not directly predict pelvic floor muscle weakness.
Pelvic floor therapies are a collection of treatments that help to restore the function and strength of your pelvic floor muscles.