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It is estimated that 40% of women have some degree of pelvic organ prolapse, and is expected to increase with the aging population. Prolapse is more common with women who have given birth with rates up to 65% after multiple childbirths. But it does also occur in those who haven’t. Often times the initial symptoms of prolapse are extremely scary and seem to appear “out of nowhere.” Many women fear the worst - that organs are going to completely fall out. Most of this fear

Five years ago, while I was 38 years old and my girls were 3 and 5 years old, menopause was quite possible the furthest from my mind. I saw a course with these two women (Snowden and Litos) on Menopause. I had just started my Pelvic Health PT journey earlier that year, and thought this would be a great adjunct. After the 16 hour course (and several hundred dollars) I was in complete shock that I knew nothing about this, and probably no one was going to tell me either.   Takin

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It is estimated that 40% of women have some degree of pelvic organ prolapse, and is expected to increase with the aging population. ...

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