Pregnancy comes with a lot of physical and emotional changes in your body. Your belly grows, your appetite changes, and you may have increased pain in some areas. One common area that can become painful during pregnancy is your back, preventing you from sleeping well and doing the activities you would normally do. So why is back pain so common? And what can you do to help?

If you have a history of pain or pressure in your lower abdomen or lower back, you could be suffering from pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Depending on your prolapse stage, the condition can affect your daily life. Who should you go to for help? And what are your treatment options?

If you are experiencing issues with incontinence and pain during intercourse or gynecological exams, you might be unsure of where to go for treatment or even what is wrong with you in the first place. Your pelvic floor includes the muscles around your pelvis that provide support and stability, which helps to regulate bladder and bowel function. That muscle network may be the primary culprit responsible for the incontinence or pain you feel. So should you see a doctor or figure out other treatment options you can pursue?

Trying to get pregnant and going through pregnancy is harder for some women than others. But for any woman, once you get that positive test result, you are met with a deluge of questions, doubts, and excitement. How should you best care for yourself and your baby throughout the different stages of pregnancy? And who should you go to for professional advice?

When you experience pelvic floor pain, it is easy to feel uncomfortable and confused. Most people might only think of the pelvis as the large bone in the abdomen, but in reality, there is an entire network of muscles in and around the pelvis that can cause you pain when not working in sync. So what do you do for pelvic pain? How can you feel better during your daily activities?

It is easy to get stressed before giving birth to a child, especially your first. You are about to put your body through one of the most physically intense things it can go through, and after that, you are fully responsible for a new baby, who requires your constant attention. At the same time, your own body requires a certain amount of care and attention. How do you prepare yourself for childbirth and optimize your body's physical outcomes?

Remember the adage that men are from Mars and women are from Venus? While that may be untrue in some scenarios, most would agree that women have the men beat when it comes to specialized healthcare. The female body can have many complications, the greatest of these being growing a human life. Any woman needs to find the right medical professionals to help her navigate her changing body. But with so many titles and specializations, who should you see, and when?

When you have a baby, there are many things going through your mind. You are now responsible for every single need of your tiny, helpless child, as well as the other responsibilities you had before you gave birth. Along the way, it can be so easy to forget to take care of yourself, especially dedicating time to postpartum rehab. But why should you try to work postpartum rehab into your busy schedule? Is it even worth it?

If you have just had a new baby, you probably have a million thoughts running through your mind. You have just put your body through one of the most intense experiences a woman can ever have, and come out of it with a new baby who needs around the clock attention. With this much responsibility on your shoulders, it can be hard to focus on recovery that your own body needs and is undergoing, whether you delivered vaginally or had a C-section. One condition that can present postpartum is diastasis recti, but how do you know you even have the condition? And what are your treatment options?

Many people agree that some medical conditions are easier to talk about than others. Whether you have diabetes or osteoporosis, or mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, it can be helpful to seek comfort among a community of individuals who also struggle with your condition. On the other hand, some conditions are harder, and more embarrassing, to bring up in conversation. Most people would probably count incontinence as one of these. Even though the condition is so widespread, many people do not seek the help they need due to the embarrassment of having to discuss the condition with someone. But it is vital to seek help to maintain the health of your pelvic floor.