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Pelvic Floor Health

As we age, our pelvic floor health can impact much of our lives. You’re never too young to experience pelvic issues like incontinence, and you’re never too old to start making your pelvic health a priority. Intimina has focused on helping women take care of their pelvic health from the start. We’ll tell you how to maintain a healthy pelvic floor through diet and exercise, and let you know when it’s time to see a doctor.

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Cervical Screenings and How They Can Save Your Health

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| | INTIMINA

We asked our medical expert, Dr Susanne Unsworth, to prepare a detailed guide on cervical screening procedures. What Is cervical screening? Cervical screening often referred to as a smear test,…
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Are Pap Smears Necessary?

Women's Health | Pelvic Floor Health
| | Natasha Weiss

We’re all about being as proactive as possible when it comes to your reproductive health. Pap smears are one of the first steps most people take to learn about what’s…
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Pelvic exercises for better body posture

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| | Dr. Rachel Gelman

Working from home has many people feeling a lot of aches and pains. Things like neck, shoulder and back pain are common complaints and often associated with poor body posture. …
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How to Use Weights for Vagina: 8 Dos and Don’ts

Pelvic Floor Health
| | INTIMINA

This article was medically fact-checked by Women’s health expert and Gynaecologist Dr. Alyssa Dweck. The muscles of the pelvic floor have one of the toughest jobs in the whole body,…
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Are You Doing Kegels Wrong? 8 Kegel Mistakes and Tips to Improve

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| | Lane Baumeister

This article was medically fact-checked by Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr. Shree Datta. Kegels are one of the most important exercises a woman can do to protect her intimate health…
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Pelvic Organ Prolapse After Birth

Pelvic Floor Health
| | Natasha Weiss

Pregnancy and birth is a wild, transformative experience.  Sometimes it transforms your body in totally unexpected ways. These changes aren’t always discussed or are public knowledge, which can leave postpartum…
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You probably didn’t know, but Kegels are not the only pelvic floor exercise

Pelvic Floor Health
| | Dr. Rachel Gelman

When people hear pelvic floor they often think of Kegels, an exercise that involves contracting and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles. For some reason, this exercise is believed to be…
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Pelvic floor relaxation – exercises you can try at home

Pelvic Floor Health
| | Dr. Rachel Gelman

People often talk about the best ways to strengthen the pelvic floor, but as we know it is often important to work on relaxing the pelvic floor. People experiencing constipation,…
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Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

Pelvic Floor Health
| | Dr. Rachel Gelman

The pelvis contains a lot of different systems of the body. There are various organs: the bladder, the colon and the uterus or prostate and there are various joints, muscles,…
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Pelvic Floor 101: What is the Pelvic Floor?

Pelvic Floor Health
| | Dr. Rachel Gelman

Many people have heard about Kegels, but not many people are aware of the muscles they are exercising: the pelvic floor.  The pelvic floor is a muscular bowl inside of…