What Is Your Pelvic Floor? The pelvic floor is a set of muscles that support many of your organs. In people with uteruses, it supports the uterus, bladder, and colon. In people with penises, it ...

Pelvic floor problems can occur in many forms for both men and women. Fecal or urinary leakage and pelvic pain—are all common pelvic floor problems. The pelvic floor encompasses the muscles, ligaments ...

This article was reviewed by Martin Miner, MD. Your pelvic floor is kinda like plumbing: you never really think about it unless there’s something wrong. Although we don’t pay much attention to our ...

A hypertonic pelvic floor occurs when the muscles in this area become too tense. Symptoms can include pain, difficulty urinating or passing bowel movements, and sexual difficulties. Currently, there ...

A pelvic floor disorder affects the function of the pelvic muscles and organs. It can include symptoms such as bulging organs (prolapse) and urinary leakage (incontinence). A person’s risk of pelvic ...

Most women aren't thinking about their pelvic floor until something goes wrong. The complications arise in either a form of slight urine leakage while laughing, sneezing, or running, or feeling heavy ...

You can do Kegel exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor. Strengthening your abdominal and hip muscles can also improve your pelvic floor strength. Consult a healthcare provider if symptoms like ...

Many people with endometriosis have symptoms like pelvic pain, painful penetration, and bowel or bladder discomfort. In some cases, pelvic floor therapy can improve these symptoms. Pelvic floor ...

“We don’t give it the time of day,” says pelvic floor physiotherapist Emma Brockwell. “If you look at any journal on the hip, groin, pelvis, the pelvic floor is missing. It’s wild how this muscle ...

A person with pelvic floor dysfunction will have difficulty controling the muscles of their pelvic floor. This can lead to difficulty when having a bowel movement, urinary problems, lower back pain, ...