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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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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