Women’s Health

There are a number of health conditions that disproportionately affect women of all ages, but particularly as they get older and move through the menopause transition. There are up to 60 known symptoms of menopause that affect all areas of life and these can start in perimenopause, up to 10 years prior to the menopause stage. Hormone fluctuations and decline can result in physical changes, with the pelvic floor a common area of concern particularly during/after menopause and child-birth. While pelvic floor dysfunction is common, for example stress urinary incontinence affects 25-45% of women, and 75% of women will experience a degree of pelvic organ prolapse in their lifetime, it can be managed and improved!
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Exercise has been shown to reduce and prevent symptoms of menopause, and assists to reduce the muscle loss that occurs during this time period. Exercise can also help to strengthen the pelvic floor by increasing muscle mass throughout the body to reduce the pressure on the pelvic floor.

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Exercise can:

  • Improve vasomotor symptoms of menopause such as hot flushes and fatigue.
  • Improve cognitive functional (reduce brain fog)
  • Improve mental health during hormonal changes
  • Increase muscle mass to prevent bone loss
  • Assist with body composition changes
  • Reduce pelvic floor dysfunction and symptoms
  • Increase energy
  • Improve sleep
  • Reduce symptoms of POTS
  • Assist in managing symptoms of endometriosis and PCOS

Stress Urinary Incontinence prevalence: Milsom I, Gyhagen M. The prevalence of urinary incontinence. Climacteric. 2019 Jun;22(3):217-222. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2018.1543263. Epub 2018 Dec 21. PMID: 30572737.

Pelvic Organ Prolapse reference: Wang B, Chen Y, Zhu X, Wang T, Li M, Huang Y, Xue L, Zhu Q, Gao X and Wu M (2022) Global burden and trends of pelvic organ prolapse associated with aging women: An observational trend study from 1990 to 2019. Front. Public Health 10:975829. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.975829

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