Approximately 3 out of 4 women have pain during intercourse at some time during their lives. The pain can be superficial on the outside of the vagina or deep within your vagina. Pain may also be felt in the lower back, uterus, bladder or pelvic region. For some people pain is temporary and others it is a frequent occurrence.
Last month, our Blacktown Women’s Health Physiotherapist Samantha presented a series of talks regarding bladder, bowel and pelvic health at the Blacktown Women’s and Girls Centre. This initiative was funded by the Continence Foundation of Australia. Each talk was aimed at different groups including 40-60 year olds, 60+ year olds and pre and postnatal women. Topics covered included good bladder and bowel habits, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic floor exercise and safe general exercise. If you’d like to see Samantha or one of our specialised women’s health physiotherapists, call us at any of our locations:
Is my bladder leakage normal? Is wearing liners, pads or diapers my only solution? These are questions that approximately one in three Australian women who have had a baby are likely to ask in their lifetime.
Approximately 50% of Australian women who have had children will develop some degree of pelvic organ prolapse in their lifetime. Pelvic Organ Prolapse is when the organs of the pelvis such as the bladder, uterus and/or bowel descend into the walls of the vagina. This occurs when the connective tissue that surrounds and supports the pelvic organs become stretched and potentially torn.
During your pregnancy, many changes have occurred in your body to enable you to maintain the pregnancy and deliver your baby. These changes include stretching of your abdominal muscles, stretching and potential weakening of your pelvic floor muscles and hormonal changes to soften your pelvis and its ligaments. After the delivery of your baby whether that be vaginally or by cesarean section, the abdominal and pelvic floor muscle tone are reduced (especially in vaginal deliveries) and the hormonal changes can continue to impact the soft tissue structures after birth. These factors can commonly combine to cause low back pain, pelvic pain, leakage of urine (incontinence) and pelvic/ vaginal heaviness or bulge (pelvic organ prolapse).
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