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 Urinary health
Do you need to run to the loo every few minutes? Do you find that it burns to urinate or that you tend to dribble a bit throughout the day?

Don't take urinary health for granted - and find out how to do those Kegel exercises.

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01. The lowdown on kidney stones
Women who have had kidney stones and who have had children generally agree that having kidney stones was a lot more painful than having a child.
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02. Urinary tract infection
Having a urinary tract infection is like having a nightmare - except that you wake up from a nightmare.
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03. Pelvic floor rehabilitation
As the name says, the pelvic floor is the floor of the pelvis and forms a hammock, or sling, upon which our internal organs rest.
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04. Beating incontinence
Incontinence problems can often be improved by doing regular Kegel exercises (pelvic muscle-strengthening exercises).
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05. Controlling incontinence
A few simple lifestyle changes may help the millions of people living with urinary incontinence regain control of their daily lives, one expert says.
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06. Now you can wee standing up
You need the loo badly, but there isn't one. Or the one there is, is beyond filthy. You don't want to drop your pants and squat. Now help is at hand. So to speak.
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07. Kegel exercises
Have you done your kegels today? Learn why it is important and how to do it.
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08. Tightening those pelvic muscles
These exercises are called Kegel exercises and they strengthen the pelvic muscles. These can also increase orgasm intensity, so find out how to do them.
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09. Urinary tract problems
Decreasing oestrogen levels can weaken muscles controlling the bladder and urethra (tube carrying urine from the bladder). Urinary tract tissue also becomes less elastic.
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