Last month, CNN ran a story entitled “Montana Grade School Sex Ed Controversy.” Outraged CNN commentator Mike Galanos complained, “Why can’t we just let kids be kids?!” His complaints involved the education of five-year-olds on “explicit” (as opposed to implicit?) body parts and terms including penis, vagina, anus, nipples and testicles. He suggests we...
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On a trip with my husband last week in Maine, I realized that a “life calling” like pelvic health never really gets a vacation – nor should it, since clearly so many people young and old are living with an amazing lack of information. Let me tell you the story of “Brian” – name...
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Many women experience sexual difficulties at some point in their lives. The American Medical Association suggests that up to 43% of women experience sexual problems based on a 1999 survey. Difficulties with sexual function can be extremely distressing to women and to their partners, especially if these difficulties persist. If you experience long lasting...
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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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Have a question? Email Missy today! Q. Dear Missy, My daughter has the exact opposite problem of the women discussed in your Chicago Tribune article and on this website. When she is in a public restroom or perceives that someone is waiting for the restroom, her bladder (or the pelvic muscles) seizes up and she is unable...
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The last three chapters of The G Spot flew right by, and I’m sort of bummed that I’m finished reading this book. Let’s get into the highlights: Strong Muscles, Strong Orgasms Chapter four is all about the pelvic floor muscles and nerves. If there ever was an unwitting advertisement for Total Control, this is...
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Check out Missy’s interview with Julie Deardorff from the Chicago Tribune! Missy Lavender (at right) is the type of woman who throws parties to celebrate the bladder — and hundreds of people
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I found another fantastic book for Bathroom Reading! The G Spot, by Ladas, Whipple, and Perry is a New York Times bestseller. While the tone is different than The Elusive Orgasm (think a little more evidence based, maybe a bit more feminist), The G Spot explores the origins of how we came to understand...
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Alright ladies, this is the part you’ve all been waiting for. Dr. Cass gives step by step instructions for a personal track and a partner track to help you reach the top of your arousal hill! There are a few rules in common for both tracks: General Rules 1) No judging! Give yourself the...
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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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