“This is normal. You’ve had a baby.” — After a woman talks to their provider about bladder leaks. “It’s not THAT bad. Come back when it’s worse and then we’ll talk about surgery.” — After a woman expresses concerns over what feels like her organs are falling out....
How About We Use a Pre-Flight Checklist Six weeks postpartum. What I still remember from 11, 9 and 3 years ago… My babies weren’t sleeping much at night→ hello sleep deprivation! My chest was still feeling pretty sore and was still trying to calibrate to...
I’ve been asked by many women and patients over the years what they can do about their prolapse. They are often scared and also feel let down by their medical providers and society at large for NOT discussing the possibility of POP. They are often told by their...
Pelvic Organ Prolapse will affect up to 50% of all women to some extent. Some with significantly life altering symptoms, and some with only mild. When women make the discovery that something is different with their pelvic floor, they feel a pressure at the base of...
When a clinician is examining and dating your vagina, what MATTERS TO YOU? The insurances they take? Their location? The wait time? The fees? Their credentials? What about their appointment times? The therapist’s clinical focus (do they dabble in pelvic health or are...
Here it comes. The prolapse talk again. Most women either do not know what this is, or do because they either work in the medical field or have had this issue themselves. The big problem that I have with this subject is that NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT! How is this...
