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"I think we often think about pelvic floor issues as being in older women and women who've had babies and, yes, they are more at risk because once you've had a baby, that extra weight put on your pelvic floor, and particularly if you've had a vaginal delivery is going to have an impact on it so it's not going to be as strong as it was. But I don't think you have to just think about it about women who've had babies.
The expert shared how anybody can be impacted by these issues, especially women who are postmenopausal as they've lost their oestrogen, which is a hormone that's very protective of the pelvic floor muscles and tissues around the vagina. According to the NHS, "you can feel your pelvic floor muscles if you try to stop the flow of urine when you go to the toilet".
They add: "Do not hold your breath or tighten your stomach, bottom or thigh muscles at the same time.
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