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Article: Pelvic Floor Fitness: Better Sex and Bladder Control are Just a Few Squeezes Away.
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- July 27, 2006
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AKRON, Ohio, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of women include exercise in their daily routine, but many forget to include a major muscle group that plays a vital role in their quality of life.
The pelvic floor, a thin, interlocking hammock of muscle and tissue spanning the base of the pelvis, provides support for pelvic organs, including the bladder, the vagina and the uterus. Kegel exercises help to strengthen this important muscle group. They can be done virtually any time, any where, and the effects are beneficial to women in several ways, according to Dr. Raymond Bologna, a urologist specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and ...