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Did you hear the joke about the weak pelvic floor? There’s plenty around. Apparently, it’s funny when women can’t laugh, sneeze or run for the bus without having to change their trousers. With most women experiencing a pelvic floor disorder at some point in their lives, maybe if we don’t laugh, we’ll cry. But the good news is that you don’t have to live with pelvic floor issues. The medical expertise to treat sexual pain, incontinence, vaginal dryness and prolapse is out there. Read on, and let your pelvic floor be the punchline to your jokes no more!

What exactly is the pelvic floor?

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that sit like a hammock at the bottom of the pelvis, running from the pubic bone at the front, to the coccyx (tailbone) at the back.

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