EMSELLA FOR MENOPAUSE

 

As we age and progress into perimenopause, our body goes through several changes. Peri/menopause symptoms like hot flushes, night sweats and body aches are talked about openly.

 

However, one of the lesser known (or talked about) symptoms of perimenopause (and post-menopause) relates to the pelvic floor. 

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During perimenopause, your oestrogen production dramatically drops.

Oestrogen is produced in the ovaries and is the hormone that helps keep our muscles strong and flexible, this drop in oestrogen influences all the muscles in our body.

But when looking at the pelvic floor specifically, this drastic decrease results in the tissues of the vagina, vulva, urethra and pelvic floor musculature to become ‘drop’ or become thinner and less plump and flexible.

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Some symptoms can include:

·    Vaginal dryness 

·    Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

·    Stress and Urge incontinence

·    Nocturia (increase amount of bathroom trips overnight)

·    Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Sagging down of organs – uterus, bladder or bowel)

·    Feeling of heaviness or bulging

·    Lack of sex drive

·    Struggle to orgasm/Weak orgasm

·    Pain with penetrative sex

·    Faecal incontinence

 

Testosterone is also hormone also produced in the ovaries, and as the small amount of testosterone woman produce begins to decrease, the ability to maintain and build muscle also becomes much more difficult.

 

Sometime during perimenopause and post menopause the base of the bladder becomes less elastic and therefore has more difficulty in stretching. As the bladder fills with urine, this loss of stretch may irritate the bladder muscle causing it to be ‘overactive’.

 

An ‘overactive bladder’ will cause you to pass urine more frequently. Combined with weak pelvic floor muscles this makes it much more difficult to hold on or put off going to the toilet to pass urine.

 

The good news is that GVBR can help!

 

Treatment with GVBR is non-invasive and the results can be quick. The FDA & TGA approved Emsella chair uses HIFEM® (High Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Energy) to target the deepest layers of your pelvic floor, inducing 11,200 supramaximal contractions in every 28-minute session. These contractions are intense and are delivered safely, painlessly by a health professional - all while you’re relaxed and full-clothed on the chair.

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