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Pelvic floor exercises can strengthen or relax your pelvic muscles, help reduce bowl and bladder leakage, and stop prolapse.

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Your bathroom habits have a direct impact on your pelvic floor health. You may not think much ...

An overactive bladder can cause you to leak urine when you least expect it. You can mitigate this with simple lifestyle changes.

Bladder issues are common, and increasingly so as we get older. These conditions can run the gamut from urinary tract infections (UTIs) to bladder cancer or bladder prolapse. Along with lifestyle ...

Leaking when you laugh or sneeze? You're not the only one. Here's why it happens during pregnancy – and what actually helps.

Combining pelvic floor exercises with behavioral therapy could be more effective than current medical treatments at helping men with frequent urges to urinate, new research in men has found. The ...

But just like your heart or lungs, your bladder needs care. Neglect it and you risk discomfort, urinary tract infections, and, in some cases, serious conditions such as incontinence (involuntary ...

The bladder is an important organ, the health of which is often overlooked, which can lead to serious health problems, particularly later in life. Here we discuss the role of the bladder, common ...

They say that maintaining a healthy diet, getting lots of sleep and practicing breathing exercises can all make giving birth go a little smoother. And while that may be good advice, Alissa Mosca, 33, ...