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What Causes Vulvodynia? New Research Points to Inflammation
Why does vulvodynia hurt? Research suggests inflammation in the skin makes extra, oversensitive nerves grow. Here's what that means for treatment and what else can cause vulvar pain.
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How can I improve bladder pain? At home tips for pain management
What happens when your UTI cultures keep coming back negative? Sometimes there are other causes to bladder pain than an UTI.
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How do I know I have Vaginismus?
Painful sex or penetration is a common complaint amongst women. However too many suffer in silence! Learn more about what to do here.
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How do I retrain my over-active bladder?
TLDR Have you ever noticed that you have to go to the bathroom at the same time each day? For example, as soon as you arrive home from work or errands, suddenly an urge hits you that wasn't there before? We train our bladders when we are potty-training as young toddlers, teaching our pelvic floor to assist us in holding back until we reach the toilet. In the cases of urinary incontinence, especially over-active bladder, this isn't always the case. What once was us controlling
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Vaginoplasty for Gender Affirmation: what you should know prior to and after the surgery.
The purpose of this blog post is to cover pelvic floor recommendations both prior to and post operative with a vaginoplasty.
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Transgender practices and the pelvic floor: Binding, tucking, and surgery.
Transgender people are not immune to pelvic floor dysfunction. Read more about the unique practices and the pelvic floor.
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What is the pelvic floor?
TLDR The pelvic floor has been described a lot in the media and society as something that is definitely important, maybe too tight or too loose, has something to do with kegels, etc. While it's important to address all of these topics at some point, sometimes we need to go back to the basics. The basics: What even is the pelvic floor?? The pelvic floor is made of muscle and soft tissue that goes from your pubic bone (the front) to your tail bone in back, and everything in bet
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Is it safe to exercise during pregnancy?
Read further on expert recommendations for exercising during pregnancy.
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How To Submit A Self-Claim To Insurance
Learn how to submit a self-claim to insurance, so that you can make the most of your out of network benefits!
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