Lube can be our best friend. Use it, reapply it and use it again. (In fact, please use lube and not your spit). But not all lube is created equal. Turns out you shouldn’t put cherry blasted flavoring up your hoo-hah. Lube shouldn’t get hot and cold. Sounds fun at first, but did you know it can significantly irritate your tissue and increase risk of infection? Not so fun. Even some seemingly normal ones that you see in your local pharmacy store might look normal at first glance, but at second glance, they can be just as problematic.

There are multiple reasons why someone might experience painful sex. Before getting into what those are, just to be very clear – when I say painful sex, right now I’m referring to pain with insertion during vaginal intercourse. This pain can be deep in the vagina or more at the entrance. Sometimes it can prevent intercourse from happening completely. So why is it painful?

Anxiety and the pelvic floor are in an intimate relationship. In fact, anxiety has relationships with a lot of parts of your body. Remember last time you felt anxious or stressed and you noticed your neck was tense as your shoulders were hiked up? Or maybe your jaw cracked open after it was just in a tense battle with your thoughts? Anxiety and the neck, shoulders, jaw… they’re in a very intimate relationship, just like the pelvic floor. So how does anxiety impact the pelvic floor?

So your doctor says you have a hypertonic pelvic floor…
You may be thinking – “What does that really mean? What am I supposed to do about it? What else has this been impacting that I may not know about?”

Well let’s talk about it. 

Maybe you’ve seen “Pelvic Health” in an Instagram infographic, your pregnancy class mentioned its role in birth, or you saw an ad at your local rehab clinic. It’s also possible you’re hearing about it now for the first time. The pelvic floor has gained attention in the media's eye, and thankfully in some doctor’s offices. For the longest time it’s gotten hardly any attention at all, but at last it is now the latest “buzz” word. We all have a pelvic floor, but what the heck is it?

With different options available, it’s essential to find a specialist who aligns with your values, possesses the necessary skills, is conveniently located, fits your budget, and makes you feel safe and supported. Find out how to find the best fit pelvic floor specialist for you!