Nadiya Solodenko

Women today are living to eighty and beyond. And menopause typically begins in the early fifties — sometimes a little earlier. That means thirty years or more of life ahead. Thirty years. That is not a quiet ending. That is a whole chapter. And yet so many women arrive at menopause unprepared for what it does to their body, and in particular to their pelvic floor and their intimate life. They notice dryness where there was none before. Discomfort during sex. A loss of sensation. Urgency when...

Welcome to the Pelvic Floor diaries volume 3: Your body is always talking to you. A little leak when you laugh. A sudden urgency to run to the bathroom. A heaviness at the end of the day. Discomfort during sex that you push through and say nothing about. These are not random inconveniences. These are messages. Nearly one in three women will experience some form of pelvic floor dysfunction in her lifetime. And most of them will wait years before talking to anyone about it. Years of managing,...

Welcome to part two of the series :The Pelvic Floor Diaries" For nine months, your body held an entire universe. A growing heartbeat, a pair of tiny hands forming, a soul preparing to arrive. All of that — held, supported, cradled — by your pelvic floor. And then came the moment your baby entered the world. Through your vagina. Through the very same muscles and tissues we are talking about. Is there anything more extraordinary than that? And yet, despite everything the pelvic floor does...