By Lucie Khadduri, PT, PRPC, Certified Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner, Director of Women’s and Men’s Health Programs for Western WashingtonSo you have pelvic pain….A quick Google search on pelvic pain will yield such medical terms as vulvodynia, endometriosus, interstitial cystitis and other terms such as damage, infertility, and chronic pain.Scary, huh?
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) may lead to infertility and can be deadly. Compare these symptoms with your own.
Learn about a pelvic exam, a routine exam used to evaluate organs in a woman's body, including the genital organs, ovaries, uterus, cervix, Fallopian tubes, bladder, and rectum. Learn about pap smears, speculums, and conditions that can be spotted through a pelvic exam, including STDs.
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This is a guest post by my very own pelvic floor physiotherapist, Mercedes Eustergerling. Stay tuned for my own blog post about my experiences as a pelvic floor physio patient! It’s not too late. I’ve heard so many moms tell me that they have pelvic health issues, but they think it’s too late to do anything …
Doctors really said these things to pelvic pain patients. You can't make this stuff up. Share to spread pelvic pain awareness. VuVatech is a vaginal dilator ...
The effects of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes, which can lead to infertility.
I thought Cake was a very good movie for general audiences, and a great movie for pain patients and pain care providers.
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Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs in as many as 40% of women, most commonly after age 40. One of the most common first symptoms is a bulge protruding from the vagina. Typically one’s first reaction to this is terror, but don’t worry, there is no need for panic<br>POP is the result of a laxity of muscles, ligaments and connective tissues that support organs such as the uterus, bladder and rectum. POP, therefore, can be the result of one or several organs, all…
While the predominant symptom of a heart attack for both is severe chest pain, women tend to have additional warning signs such as indigestion, shortness of breath or pain in the jaw, neck or arms. But it is those clues that often get dismissed as unrelated to their heart, a study from Yale University’s SchoolRead the full article
Share In a nutshell This paper studied the effects of blocked fallopian tubes, a symptom of chronic pelvic inflammation, on ovarian reserve (a measure of the supply of eggs). The authors reported that women with blocked fallopian tubes had lower levels of anti-Mullerian hormone, suggesting a reduced ovarian reserve. Some background Pelvic inflammatory disease is …
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For years we've heard an annual pelvic exam is a necessary part of a women's wellness evaluation. Is that true for every woman?
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