“The lack of estrogen from the ovaries creates a thinning of the vaginal and vulvar skin, which can result in more pelvic floor dysfunction,” she says. “This can create more pelvic floor disorders ...

Community Impact wrote features on several local businesses in the Georgetown area in 2025. Revisit these articles, which ran ...

Many women assume pelvic floor health issues are simply their fate—part of having vaginal deliveries, getting older, gaining ...

Many women assume pelvic floor health issues are simply their fate—part of having vaginal deliveries, getting older, gaining weight or entering menopause. Perhaps they have watched their mothers and ...

Dr. Neri says that one common mistake many women over 40 make when doing kegels is pushing down instead of squeezing up while ...

I was settling into one of those airport activity tables with high stools and electric outlets at my flight’s gate, waiting for the agent to announce boarding, when I felt a gathering storm at the ...

I started future-proofing in my mid-40s. I knew menopause was coming, and I needed some way to have the upper hand—to pretend I had control over the inevitable outcome of aging in a female body. It ...

When the pelvic floor’s intricate support system falters, everyday activities and continence are compromised, but advancing diagnostics and targeted therapy offer renewed stability. The pelvic floor ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Icon Sportswire/Getty, Leila Coker/Getty “We don’t give it the time of day,” says pelvic floor physiotherapist Emma Brockwell. “If you look at any journal ...

When your pelvic floor is working, you don’t think much about it. But when it’s weak or atrophied, you’re at risk for bladder leakage (especially when coughing, sneezing, or running), pain during sex, ...

A perineal hernia happens when pelvic floor muscles weaken, causing organs to push through. Surgery is the only way to treat a perineal hernia, with multiple types of surgery available. Strengthening ...