I just gave a talk to a group of about 75 women at midlife. When I asked for a show of hands for how many women experience urine leaking with a cough, sneeze or laugh, about 1/2 raised their hands.

Yes, about a third to a half of us are having a little pee pee problem. Fear not! There’s an App for that now too!

Strengthening the pelvic floor means you’ll be less like to deal with this possibility.

When I ask my patients to do a Kegel or to try to squeeze their pelvic floor muscles during an exam, it’s clear that only about 1/2 are able to isolate and squeeze the right muscles. Many use their abdominal muscles, many push out and many simply don’t have the sensation. Once we work on how to do the exercises and get women started practicing, most report that their lives have changed, for the better because they aren’t leaking at all or nearly as much.

We’re all busy, so here’s some options to help you stay dry and a surprising option at the end.

At home Kegels! There’s an App for that

For women who want to work on their pelvic floor muscles in the privacy of their own home, here’s  a few new options:

Discreet vaginal inserts

Lightweight, small, discreet vaginal inserts that use Bluetooth technology connected to your smartphone so you can see if you’re doing your Kegels correctly. (more…)