Your pelvic floor muscles likely aren't top of mind in your everyday life. But they play a surprisingly important role in your health. They regulate bladder and bowel control, plus help stabilize ...

Men can develop a hypertonic pelvic floor — over-activation of muscles for peeing and sex. Sometimes it's a response to too much stress or anxiety but there are other causes too. Strength training, ...

Editor's Note: We at POPSUGAR recognize that people of many genders and identities have vaginas and uteruses, not just those who are women. For this particular story, we interviewed experts who ...

Discover expert tips to protect and strengthen your pelvic floor so you can stay active, confident, and free from discomfort—no matter your age or fitness level.

Doctors are only now starting to understand the issues associated with the hypertonic pelvic floor. Yoga can help ease the often chronic pain, writes Jacqui Corcoran Doctors are only now starting to ...

Clark Hamel is a New York City-based gender and LGBTQ+ educator who primarily works with elementary schoolers to help them explore their identity in ways that feel safe, productive, and soul-enriching ...

We asked the BuzzFeed Community if they ever had a question about ~down there~ that they might be too embarrassed or intimidated to ask, and they came through with lots of insightful questions! So, we ...

I spent much of my pregnancy last year reading up about pelvic floor exercises, thanks to an agonising pelvic pain I developed in my fourth month. I encountered the usual advice on doing Kegels to ...

One-size-fits-all approaches rarely work, especially in the case of the pelvic floor muscles and sometimes this exercise increases tightness. Kegels are a repetitive strengthening exercise that ...

Pelvic floor health has become a trendy topic in the wellness world as of late, and many products are popping up on the market claiming to improve your pelvic floor. However, not all pelvic ...