By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published April 18, 2022
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A hysterectomy is surgery to remove the uterus, and sometimes the cervix, ovaries, or surrounding tissue, most often performed to treat cancer, chronic pain, or heavy bleeding that h...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published April 11, 2022
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A hysterectomy is often recommended for conditions like uterine fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, or cancer of the reproductive organs, especially when symptoms are severe or oth...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published March 31, 2022
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If you are considering pelvic surgery, Kim Vopni (The Vagina Coach) offers a free webinar on the six essential steps to a successful pelvic surgery. It covers how to decide whether s...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published March 21, 2022
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Menopause can contribute to pelvic organ prolapse because declining estrogen thins and weakens the tissues that support the bladder, uterus, and rectum. This can cause a bulge or hea...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published March 16, 2022
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Pelvic health is a balance between effort and ease — the pelvic floor needs to both lengthen and strengthen. It often helps to lengthen first, releasing tension so the muscles can co...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published March 3, 2022
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Plyometrics are short, fast, explosive movements — not just box jumps — that generate maximum force in the shortest time. They can feel off-limits when you are dealing with pelvic flo...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published February 24, 2022
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A vaginal hysterectomy removes the uterus through the vagina, often to treat uterine prolapse, while a pelvic floor repair strengthens the vaginal walls when they are prolapsing. ...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published February 19, 2022
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The Buff Muff App and Membership put Kim Vopni (The Vagina Coach) in your pocket, with daily access to pelvic floor exercises, guided workouts, meal plans, educational videos, exc...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published Feb 13, 2022
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If your pelvic floor is tight or overactive, gentle release exercises — like diaphragmatic breathing, hip and hamstring stretches, and mindful relaxation — help ease tension without ad...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published February 5, 2022
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Staying well as a woman means tending to physical, mental, and emotional health together, not treating them as separate boxes to check. That includes fertility and reproductive hea...
