In 2016, Katie* had just started her first clinical rotation for the Yale School of Medicine. For six weeks, she would work in Bridgeport Hospital’s ob-gyn department, during which time she’d be ...
Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. The heart keeps our blood flowing, the gut processes ...
PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH is a crucial yet often overlooked component of women's health. The pelvic floor comprises muscles and connective tissues forming a platform at the pelvis's base. This platform ...
According to the FDA, approximately one in four women in the U.S. will experience a pelvic floor disorder in their lifetime. Symptoms may include pelvic pain or pressure, and problems with bladder ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new batch of states is looking to legislate the level of informed consent required for medical students to perform pelvic exams on unconscious patients for educational purposes.
The TikTok video begins with a young woman sitting in the passenger seat of her car, looking around unassumingly. Tense music builds to a crescendo, like in a horror movie. The video’s caption reads, ...
GLP-1 side effects like constipation and muscle mass loss can lead to uncomfortable pelvic floor symptoms like bladder ...
One in three women will have a pelvic floor disorder in her lifetime, according to the International Urogynecolgical Association. One of the more common pelvic floor disorders in women, is pelvic ...
Remote physical therapy provider Hinge Health announced Wednesday a new program focused on improving access to pelvic physical therapy for women, designed by a team of women. The women’s pelvic health ...
Materna Medical recently closed one of the largest funding rounds ever in the women’s Ob-Gyn medical device space. The Mountain View, California-based company, founded in 2010, raised $22 million in ...
Severe, ongoing pelvic pain in women is routinely treated as a medical mystery — hushed away, dismissed as stress, or attributed to "normal" menstrual cramps. Endometriosis has, in recent times, ...
ROCHESTER — There are a lot of medical specialists in the Med City, but Dr. Laura Meihofer’ s focus below the belt as well as her upbeat informational videos on Instagram set her apart. Meihofer, who ...