No more Kegels: I found a fix for post-birth incontinence - why don't more women know about it?

[littlemissmartypants]

2. You're welcome....

But the article is comprehensive in assessment of the wide variety of reasons many suffer in silence with incontinence.

For example, "...shame keeps women from learning about other options."

The importance of evaluating, "...the cause and severity of the incontinence."

That healthcare for women in general as a group is substandard. "Why don’t more women know about treatment options?" Because we are shamed, not taken seriously and are too quick to suffer in silence.

No one approach is going to work for everyone but having knowledge of "...a quick, safe, minimally invasive, and cost-effective procedure..." eliminated the writer's incontinence and significantly improved her quality of life.

Additionally, she shares,

"And here’s the kicker: When Dr Van Kuiken did my physical exam, after I’d already chosen fillers, she said: “Your pelvic floor is actually really strong. No amount of Kegels was going to fix this for you.”

The burden of improving the quality of one's life should not be the entire responsibility of the one suffering.

Science and Medicine need to do a much better job of meeting the health care needs of those who "hold up half the sky." *

Thanks for your reply, Dear_Prudence.

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*https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings/mao-zedong-women-hold-up-half-the-sky