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Your pelvic floor is essential. Here's how to take better care of it

2025/6/16
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Marielle: 盆底功能障碍会导致一系列不愉快的体验，包括性交疼痛、尿失禁、便秘和尾骨疼痛。这些症状会严重影响患者的生活质量，并可能导致关系问题、怀孕困难和自尊心受损。因此，我们应该重视盆底健康，并积极寻求治疗。 Sarah Reardon: 我在盆底健康领域工作多年，深知盆底功能障碍对女性生活的影响。这些问题常常被认为是女性的正常现象而被忽视，但实际上它们是可以治疗的。通过盆底物理治疗和适当的锻炼，我们可以有效地缓解这些症状，提高生活质量。我希望通过我的工作，能够提高人们对盆底健康的认识，并打破对盆底问题的羞耻感。

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This chapter defines the pelvic floor, its location, and its multiple functions in supporting organs, breathing, and sexual activity. It emphasizes the lack of awareness and education surrounding pelvic floor health and introduces the concept of pelvic floor dysfunction.
  • Pelvic floor is a basket of muscles supporting internal organs.
  • It aids in urination, defecation, breathing, and orgasm.
  • Often overlooked and lacks educational awareness.

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Your pelvic floor helps with all sorts of bodily functions — it helps you go to the bathroom, breathe, and orgasm, and it supports your internal organs. But pelvic floor dysfunction can lead to painful sex, constipation, urinary leakage, and pelvic pain. In this episode, we talk with pelvic floor physical therapist Sara Reardon about how to treat pelvic floor dysfunction and the basics of keeping your pelvic floor healthy and functioning.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)