Kim Vopni

a lot of times it's constipation that's now creating your pelvic floor dysfunction your urgent need to pee the frequency the pelvic organ prolapse so there's so much more than just what people have heard of kegel exercises which we know work but they need to be done correctly and consistently and most people don't do them correctly because they've never been taught so there's this disconnect of again women just kind of being left to go figure out and

And we're going to gatekeep all of these things until you really absolutely hit so bad, then we'll maybe let you have a little bit. I just think that is crazy. We deserve this information much earlier in life. We deserve access to all things that can help us maintain the tissue integrity, the muscle strength, the everything so that we can have a healthy sex life, so that we can

And we're going to gatekeep all of these things until you really absolutely hit so bad, then we'll maybe let you have a little bit. I just think that is crazy. We deserve this information much earlier in life. We deserve access to all things that can help us maintain the tissue integrity, the muscle strength, the everything so that we can have a healthy sex life, so that we can

And we're going to gatekeep all of these things until you really absolutely hit so bad, then we'll maybe let you have a little bit. I just think that is crazy. We deserve this information much earlier in life. We deserve access to all things that can help us maintain the tissue integrity, the muscle strength, the everything so that we can have a healthy sex life, so that we can

run, jump, lift for our bones, for our hearts, for our brains, like do all the things. Pelvic floor dysfunction is a major contributor to people stopping exercise. One in two, like just under 50% of women stop exercising because of their pelvic floor. So we think about the rates of osteoporosis, the rates of heart disease, the rates of diabetes, dementia,

run, jump, lift for our bones, for our hearts, for our brains, like do all the things. Pelvic floor dysfunction is a major contributor to people stopping exercise. One in two, like just under 50% of women stop exercising because of their pelvic floor. So we think about the rates of osteoporosis, the rates of heart disease, the rates of diabetes, dementia,

run, jump, lift for our bones, for our hearts, for our brains, like do all the things. Pelvic floor dysfunction is a major contributor to people stopping exercise. One in two, like just under 50% of women stop exercising because of their pelvic floor. So we think about the rates of osteoporosis, the rates of heart disease, the rates of diabetes, dementia,

especially in that post-menopause phase, knowing that that could have been somebody who's just starting to develop pelvic floor dysfunction in that perimenopause transition. It could be somebody who's started 10 years prior and they've still been suffering. And that's years without reaching peak bone mass and all the things. And I just, it's breaking my heart how many people are now osteoporotic.

especially in that post-menopause phase, knowing that that could have been somebody who's just starting to develop pelvic floor dysfunction in that perimenopause transition. It could be somebody who's started 10 years prior and they've still been suffering. And that's years without reaching peak bone mass and all the things. And I just, it's breaking my heart how many people are now osteoporotic.

especially in that post-menopause phase, knowing that that could have been somebody who's just starting to develop pelvic floor dysfunction in that perimenopause transition. It could be somebody who's started 10 years prior and they've still been suffering. And that's years without reaching peak bone mass and all the things. And I just, it's breaking my heart how many people are now osteoporotic.

They're afraid to move. They're afraid to do anything. And their life is this small cocoon where they're afraid to leave their home.

They're afraid to move. They're afraid to do anything. And their life is this small cocoon where they're afraid to leave their home.

They're afraid to move. They're afraid to do anything. And their life is this small cocoon where they're afraid to leave their home.

Yeah. And that's another kind of like the interstitial cystitis where...

Yeah. And that's another kind of like the interstitial cystitis where...

Yeah. And that's another kind of like the interstitial cystitis where...

it can so many of the symptoms not so much the visible presentation but not a lot of people look at their vulvas so they may be experiencing itching burning pain with sex bleeding which can be genitourinary syndrome and menopause as well and if there's if you're not working with a practitioner who is looking deeper and i don't mean just like deeper into the vagina but just look unraveling all of the layers

it can so many of the symptoms not so much the visible presentation but not a lot of people look at their vulvas so they may be experiencing itching burning pain with sex bleeding which can be genitourinary syndrome and menopause as well and if there's if you're not working with a practitioner who is looking deeper and i don't mean just like deeper into the vagina but just look unraveling all of the layers

it can so many of the symptoms not so much the visible presentation but not a lot of people look at their vulvas so they may be experiencing itching burning pain with sex bleeding which can be genitourinary syndrome and menopause as well and if there's if you're not working with a practitioner who is looking deeper and i don't mean just like deeper into the vagina but just look unraveling all of the layers

it could be missed, lichen sclerosis can be missed because again, it presents similarly and it's not something that people are being screened for.