Pelvic floor health has become a trendy topic in the wellness world as of late, and many products are popping up on the market claiming to improve your pelvic floor. However, not all pelvic ...

Sealed Lips is Mashable’s series on pelvic pain, an experience rarely discussed but shockingly common. There's been a lot of progress in calling out the many taboos that once made simply having a ...

A surgeon at the University of Minnesota partnered with graduate students and faculty to develop an affordable, reusable and environmentally sustainable surgical tool for repairing pelvic floor ...

Amazon plans on classifying medical devices like Intimate Rose's dilators, pictured, as 'sex toys.' Credit: left: getty; right: intimate rose Amazon will begin labeling some medical devices like ...

Australia-based Analytica has received FDA 510(k) clearance for PeriCoach, its smartphone-connected device that helps women monitor their pelvic floor exercises. The goal of PeriCoach is to reduce or ...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when the normal support of the vagina is lost, resulting in the “sagging” or dropping of the female pelvic organs. This is very common: 50% of women will have some ...

Pelvic floor problems like incontinence, prolapse, trouble going to the toilet and pain during sex are all too common, and often the best line of treatment is physio. Maia Heath, Brunel University ...

A world-first innovative device that can measure pelvic floor muscle changes in women is being developed at the University of Auckland. The device, called the FemFit, is the focus of research into ...

Just another buzzy fitness trend? That was my initial take, too — until I looked into the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV), and especially its potential for moms. These platforms trigger rapid ...

Many of us have heard of “Kegels” or pelvic floor exercises, and probably have a vague sense we should be doing more of them. For many women, our social media news feeds are full of ads for the latest ...

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