What are the pelvic floor muscles?
Pelvic floor muscles are part of a broad sling that goes between your legs from your pubic bone in the front all the way to the base of your spine at the back. Pelvic floor muscles help to hold your bladder, womb and bowel in place and help to control the muscles that close the anus, vagina and urethra. When your pelvic floor muscles are damaged or weakened, through childbirth, they cannot do this effectively. This can result in stress incontinence and decreased satisfaction during intercourse. Stress incontinence means that you may leak a small amount of urine while sneezing, coughing, exercising or laughing. It is reported up to 25 per cent of new mothers suffer from stress incontinance.
