Here’s Which Pelvic Floor Strengtheners Actually Work, According to Experts
These gadgets claim to kick up your Kegels, but are they worth the money?
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Google “Kegel trainer” and up pops a dizzying array of gadgets that look like sex toys but are meant to strengthen the pelvic floor, the muscles that cradle the bladder, uterus, and bowel.
According to the National Institutes of Health, a quarter of women in this country have a pelvic floor issue, causing problems like painful sex, weakened orgasm, leaky urine, and constipation.
While Kegel exercises are the traditional therapy, “many women don’t know how to do them properly,” says Tamara Grisales, M.D., a urogynecologist at UCLA. Here, experts discuss which gadgets might help.