Women’s Health Foundation begins its first independent research study this fall with an innovative study on adolescent pelvic health education. We are presenting simple bladder and pelvic health topics to three groups of female students in two charter and one private, all-girls school in Chicago. We will be looking at what their baseline knowledge...
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..Or as I like to call it : Guess What! It’s Everybody Poops and Pees Week!! Today is the official kick-off for world continence week, which helps promote global awareness of continence by providing contact points for those seeking treatments and information, creating a network of events and organizations (including Women’s Health Foundation) and...
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Posture and core strength — two areas in which so many of us feel sub-par. But here’s a way to remind yourself to engage the muscles of your core and to have lovely, tall, feminine posture: just remember to “zip up.” Often, when we think of posture and core strength we focus solely on the abdominal muscles. We’ll...
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Hearing the word “infertility” from a doctor can evoke a sense of hopelessness and panic. Words like “sterile”, “barren”, and “empty womb” may pop into our head. Then come the medical explanations like “old eggs” (heard as “bad eggs” in our panicking mind), “low ovarian reserve” (we hear “my basket is empty”), “early menopause”...
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I know, I know… It’s convenient! But urinating in the shower isn’t a good idea. Don’t even urinate in the toilet when the shower is running! For that matter, it’s not a good idea to urinate in the ocean or the pool either. Common courtesy aside, combining the sound (and feel, if you’re showering or...
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Answering the phones at Women’s Health Foundation, I have fielded numerous questions about everything from good constipation remedies to herbs that can support bladder health. I’ve also been confronted with a lot of myths about pelvic health. But nothing prepared me for the great douching debate. Okay, we’re going to get personal here so...
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As a women’s health physical therapist, I consider myself an advocate for bladder health and wellness. Thus, I encourage all of my patients who “hover” over the toilet (i.e. squatting slightly to “hover” over the toilet rather than sitting fully on the toilet while urinating) to stop this habit immediately! If sanitation is a concern,...
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