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If you are a woman and you have a pelvic floor, you need to read this book, written by a pelvic physiotherapist. I am a gynaecologist, and I have always undermined pelvic physiotherapy. After having my first child, my mom started babysitting for me. By the time my baby turned 2 years old, my mother’s stress incontinence had worsened from leaking a couple of drops to being wet most of the time. Having a chronic cough wasn't helping as well. I was hunting for a urogynaecologist in town to fix the problem. I felt responsible that lifting my little baby was a possible contributing factor. A colleague recommended a urologist. We had a consultation, he suggested we start with a cystoscopy and urodynamic studies. I found the urodynamic study very invasive, and it didn't add any new information. The urologist suggested a tape, and off my mom went for surgery. We did not send Mom for any pelvic floor physiotherapy. You don't have to be in your 50s or sixties to have pelvic floor ...
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