Endometriosis affects about 1 in every 10 women of reproductive age worldwide.1 If you’ve been diagnosed with or suspect you may have endometriosis, you might be wondering, “What’s next?” While there’s no cure for endometriosis, many treatment...
Do you have painful menstrual cycles? Do you have to miss school or work due to your period discomfort? Endometriosis can be a scary and sometimes debilitating diagnosis that affects roughly 10% of menstruating women. Many women with endometriosis experience prolonged...
Do you have pubic bone pain after birth? We talk about pubic symphysis pain during pregnancy. And many times pubic bone pain postpartum resolves after birth. But, what if the pubic pain doesn’t go away? What if your doctor tells you have pubic symphysis separation...
Mardi Gras is around the block, and we have been anticipating carnival season! During parade season we are constantly out and about, and consuming more food and alcohol than we can anticipate. This is such a fun time, but with this change in lifestyle and diet, we may...
When you can start having sex again after pregnancy and childbirth? Most women wait until after their 6-week physician check up to get the okay to return to intercourse. Some women may want to start having sex sooner than that. I do encourage you to let your body heal...
Postpartum may not be what you expect. You may find yourself with a heating pad under your back and an ice pack over your vagina due to the postpartum pelvic pain. One of the hardest parts of the fourth trimester is that you may not even know there is one. As...
After childbirth, there are many new stressors, like infant feeding… and wearing your OWN diapers. One stressor that can be surprising is the first postpartum poop! The idea of anything passing through a newly healing pelvic floor can be scary and unwelcome. That 1st...
We frequently get questions about when it’s safe to return to Crossfit after having a baby. That is often a hard question to answer, or rather there are many factors that go into that answer. Let us help shed some light on when and how to return to Crossfit...
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