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Urinary leakage (especially when sneezing) is not an inevitable fate of aging or motherhood; it can be prevented and corrected by strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.

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This statement is based on particularly solid scientific foundations. A systematic review by the Cochrane Collaboration (Dumoulin et al., 2018), which analyzed several dozen…

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This statement is based on particularly solid scientific foundations. A systematic review by the Cochrane Collaboration (Dumoulin et al., 2018), which analyzed several dozen randomized clinical trials, confirms that pelvic floor muscle training is highly effective for stopping or reducing these involuntary leaks. Data show that this targeted intimate gymnastics significantly improves daily comfort compared to no exercise. Furthermore, the American College of Physicians' guidelines recommend this muscle strengthening as the very first approach to prioritize for intimate well-being. The only important nuance to add is that not all leaks stem from a lack of strength: some individuals have a pelvic floor that is too tight (hypertonic), for which relaxation and stretching exercises are more appropriate than pure strengthening. The approach presented by the creator is therefore excellent, merely deserving to be adapted to each person's physiology.

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1Dumoulin C, Cacciari LP, Hay-Smith EJC 2018

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