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A hysterectomy is a procedure that removes the uterus, or womb, from the body. The uterus is the organ that grows the baby when a woman is pregnant. Removing the uterus means that you will stop having menstrual periods and will be unable to become pregnant. Sometimes, the ovaries and fallopian tubes may also be removed during the surgery. If the ovaries are removed, then you will enter menopause no matter how young or old you are.

If your pelvic floor muscles become too stretched out, then that can result in a host of issues, including incontinence and less pleasurable sex. While many women are focused on tightening up their pelvic floors through pelvic floor exercises, having pelvic muscles that are too tight can also lead to other issues, namely pelvic spasms. If you’re wondering whether or not you have pelvic spasms, below, we explain what pelvic floor spasms feel like and then explain a couple of options for treating pelvic floor spasms.

New mamas know that a lot of things happen to the body before, during, and after pregnancy. There’s the expected — weight gain, skin changes, hair loss. And then there’s the unexpected. Although it’s rarely discussed, pelvic organ prolapse is a shockingly common post-childbirth complication that many women don’t anticipate. In this guide, we’re going over everything you need to know about this condition so you can handle it with confidence.

You know that your abdominal muscles are involved in breathing, but did you know that your pelvic floor is, too? Proper pelvic floor breathing ensures that your muscles are contracting and releasing at the appropriate times and that they aren’t being overworked. Here’s what you need to know about how to do pelvic floor breathing properly: