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Topical Estrogen Cream as a Treatment Option for Incontinence

Estrogen is a natural hormone in the female body. As we age, we all experience a gradual loss of estrogen and the rate at which we lose estrogen increases as we reach our menopause years. One of the roles that estrogen plays in our bodies is to help maintain the integrity of our muscular and connective tissue. Lower estrogen levels can have the... Read moreChevron
posted 06/15/2010, comments (0)|
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Exercise Your Pelvic Floor - You owe it to Yourself

Is there any down side to exercising your pelvic floor and the muscles that support it?  If there is, I can't think of one.  Ask me about the benefits of exercising your pelvic floor and support muscles and my list will go something like this:  it can help reduce if not resolve symptoms of incontinence, it can improve the muscular... Read moreChevron
posted 05/27/2010, comments (0)|
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National Association for Continence, Executive Director
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A Call for Improved Informed Consent: Implants

I write in connection to the September 24, 2009 announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  that the agency is considering reversing clearance granted of a knee-surgery device, after finding evidence that the agency under then-Commission Eric von Eschenbach may have been swayed by political pressure to clear a product for... Read moreChevron
posted 10/15/2009, comments (0)|
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Risk Factors for Prolapse

Prolapse in women has been associated with many factors. Studies have implicated pregnancy, aging, hormonal status, obesity and weight gain, chronic pulmonary disease and smoking, genetic factors, congenital anatomic factors, connective tissue abnormalities, and acquired neurological abnormalities. However, the strongest relationship exists with... Read moreChevron
posted 07/14/2008, comments (0)|
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Getting Educated About Prolapse

Before entering the world of pelvic floor functionality, I had never really thought about pelvic organs in women beyond their relationship to childbearing. In fact, at the age of 40 I had never heard of pelvic organ prolapse in women. I didn't know what it was, much less how it felt. Or more importantly, I had no idea how women felt about... Read moreChevron
posted 07/01/2008, comments (0)|
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