Roughly a third of women and 16% of men will experience some kind of pelvic floor disorder in their lifetime, statistics have shown. What does that actually mean? The pelvic floor is a group of ...

Are you paying attention to your pelvic floor health? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and nerves that form a "supportive hammock" from the back, through the tailbone, lower abdominal area and ...

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that support the pelvic organs, including the uterus, bladder, vagina, bowels, and rectum. A weak pelvic floor can cause issues with your pelvic organs. You may ...

Your pelvic floor helps with all sorts of bodily functions — it helps you go to the bathroom, breathe, and orgasm, and it supports your internal organs. But pelvic floor dysfunction can lead to ...

If you’re not familiar with the pelvic floor, it’s important to get acquainted. This area of the body is instrumental in daily function of key organs like the bladder and bowel, and most notably the ...

Thanks in large part to Sex and the City, I’ve been long aware of the concept of and benefits to glean from doing my kegels. But using kegel balls? That always felt next-level, and quite frankly, ...

Pelvic floor health isn’t just about doing Kegel exercises. It’s also about small habits that, when repeated daily over time, can have a shocking impact on our overall health and well-being. “Pelvic ...

“What fresh hell is this?” Liz B. wondered during a four-mile run on a chilly December night five months after giving birth. She was 2.7 miles into an out-and-back route when she realized she’d leaked ...

On January 21, 2020, I posted here about ways to mitigate painful sex. I had just been on Jenny McCarthy’s show and that was a key topic she wanted to address. In that post, I focused on ways to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health therapist Sara Reardon discusses the mistakes people make when it comes to their pelvic floor. (Photo illustration: Blake ...