Pelvic Health Physiotherapy and Sexual Rehabilitation: Pre/Post-Gender Affirmation Surgery
By Michiko Caringal, MScPT, MHsc in Bioethics, Registered Physiotherapist In Canada, transgender and gender diverse people continue to face barriers to healthcare due to discrimination when seeking safe care. Research illustrates that health care professionals sometimes refuse to provide treatment…
How I Found Out (the hard way) I had a Pelvic Floor!
By Elisha Zavier, CVO, Founder, V Lounge 5 weeks after my son was born, and much to my surprise, I found something poking out of a place it shouldn’t be (firstly, the fact that I could bend that way to…
Pelvic Health Hot Takes
By Pooja Patel and Nisha Patel, Pelvic Health Physiotherapists What if we told you that you regularly talk about your pelvic floor without realizing you are? We all have that group of muscles within our pelvis that support us daily…
Improving Your Gut Health in Perimenopause
By Leslie Weidner, Registered Dietitian, Perimenopause Nutrition Coach Are you experiencing uncomfortable digestive symptoms in perimenopause? You’re not alone!The estrobolome is a collection of bacteria in the gut that is also involved in estrogen metabolism.As our estrogen and progesterone levels…
Why You Shouldn’t Follow The IC Diet Long-Term
By Callie Krajcir, Registered Dietititan, IC Warrior I vividly remember sitting in my urogynecologist’s office years ago and being told that I should “cut out” items from my diet such as coffee, alcohol, citrus, chocolate, and artificial sweeteners, amongst many…
What Everyone with Lichen Sclerosus Needs
By Dr. Jaclyn Lanthier, Founder, The Lost Labia Chronicles Lichen sclerosus is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition that the medical community considers an autoimmune disease. While it can affect the extragenital skin (e.g., abdomen, chest), it primarily affects the genitals…
Male Factor Fertility 101
By Dr. Aisling Lanigan, ND Fertility is often thought of as a women’s issue. As a Naturopathic Doctor with a focus on fertility, I can count on one hand how many times I have seen a male partner before a…
The Endometriosis Diet: Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid
By Dr. Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC, Author of Outsmart Endometriosis As a nutritionist with a specialty in endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain, one of the most common questions I am asked is, “What is the best endometriosis diet?”…
Exploring Hormone and Non-Hormone Treatments for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
By Dr. Kara Dionisio, Naturopathic Doctor & North American Menopause Society Certified Practitioner I’ll never forget the day my patient told me her vagina had “gone Gobi”. I wasn’t quite sure what she meant until she clarified, “Dr. Kara, like…
Posture ReEducation
By Trista Zinn, Founder, Coreset Fitness/Director & Owner, Hypopressives Canada Correcting ones posture has a significant impact on all things related to our respiratory function, core and pelvic health. We can’t talk about posture without mentioning our core. The relationship…
7 Unique Self-Care Tools For Women Living With Chronic Pelvic Pain
By Sarah Elspeth, IC Warrior I get it; chronic pelvic pain sucks. I’ve been living with chronic pelvic pain for three years and it took me a long time to find the proper methods for pain management. After much trial…
4 Surprising Facts About Recurrent UTI
By Melissa Kramer, Founder, Live UTI Free Despite how common recurrent UTI is, there is still much that is not understood about the bladder, its microbiome and the immune system response. There are some exciting new developments in this area…
