Help & Advice

Painful Intercourse (Dyspareunia)

Dyspareunia is the medical name given to painful intercourse or pain during sex. This is a really common problem, affecting nearly 10% of females at some point in their life. There is usually a simple solution.

Endometriosis is a common condition that affects as many as 2 million women in the UK, and it can causes pelvic pain, irregular bleeding, heavy periods, depression, fertility problems and more.

What is Endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a condition where the cells that normally line the womb grow outside of the womb, on other pelvic organs such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Because they are the same types of cells as those inside your womb, they grow every month and bleed during your period.

Because these cells are on the ovaries, fallopian tubes

There are a great number of conditions that can lead to pelvic pain, whether acute or chronic. If you are suffering from pelvic pain, it's important to see a doctor so that you can discover the underlying cause.

Pelvic pain is a common problem that affects a high percentage of women at some point in their lives. Whether caused by tight pelvic muscles, vulvodynia, vaginismus, endometriosis or something else, if you are suffering from pelvic pain you shouldn't suffer in silence.

Kegel8 Has The Solution

• Medically approved electronic pelvic toners
• Feature clinically-approved pain relief programmes
• Can help to relax tight pelvic muscles
• Ideal if you have to undergo pelvic surgery
• Treat pelvic pain, incontinence, prolapse & more

Why Do I Suffer Pelvic Pain?

Pelvic pain is something that can affect women of all ages, and can be caused by a whole range of different things, including infection, tight muscles and medical conditions such as endometriosis and vulvodynia.

Pelvic pain often has a simple cause that can be easily treated, so if you're suffering pain in the pelvic area, you

Well, there’s no sugar-coating it, labour hurts!  This you have no control over.  However, how you choose to minimise and cope with this pain is something that remains firmly within your grasp.  As a mother, you will always want what’s best for your child, to protect them in any way you can.  This begins before you even set eyes on your newborn baby.  There is now a tiny little life that depends upon you for everything, even the oxygen and food essential for their survival.   So it is understandable why many mums-to-be opt for a natural/drug-free form of pain relief during labour.

You will have almost certainly heard the term ‘epidural’ before.  The idea of having an epidural has most soon-to-be mums running for the hills.  Similarly the idea of being

We know that child birth is a miraculous affair, but there’s no denying it, it’s not all smiles!  You may be ‘glowing’, but sometimes that will just be because you’re hot, sweaty, and generally irritable.  It should therefore come as no surprise that during pregnancy, and indeed childbirth, the body will be put under immense strain in order to accommodate that beautiful little life growing inside you.  So how do you prepare your body for what it is about to endure?

If you’ve decided that you’re ready to try for a baby, it’s never too soon to start preparing.  You will find a myriad of information all over the web, offering pregnancy advice and tips for preconception.  The majority of which follows the same principle; eat healthily, exercise, take vitamins, and stop drinking/smoking.  This is excellent counsel which will undoubtedly make conception easier and provide a healthier environment for your baby over the next nine months.  But, what about

So, congratulations are in order!  Well that’s the hard part out of the way, right?  Physically maybe, but you have an exciting, yet extremely challenging journey ahead of you.  You’re unlikely to have more than a moment to yourself for around the next twenty years, so when it comes to your pelvic floor, it’s doubtful that you will have given it a second thought.  However, exercising the pelvic floor takes a matter of minutes a day, and when we consider how debilitating pelvic floor dysfunction after childbirth can be; it is certainly worth dedicating a tiny portion of your day to it.  

The pelvic floor is made up of muscles, ligaments and fibres, which stretch like a tight sling from the pubic bone to the coccyx (tailbone).  These muscles naturally expand during pregnancy to accommodate your growing baby.  Similarly, they are stretched during labour itself as your baby makes its way through the birthing canal.  The pelvic floor can be overstretched

So you're beginning to think about starting a family or even already patiently awaiting Mr. Stork's life-changing delivery? Well, if only it were that simple! There's no denying that parenthood is a magnificent journey, right from the onset. However, even with rose-tinted glasses on, it could never be described as 'easy'!

So, how can we help? Well, here at Kegel8 we want to make sure that your body is fully prepped and up to the challenge. So we've developed a new unit to help you through every stage of this incredible adventure.

Tackling your post-pregnancy body is often at the top of most women's postnatal to-do lists. However, your body may not agree with the type of exercise that you choose to perform. Your muscles, ligaments, and bone structure are all massively altered by pregnancy, making you increasingly more vulnerable to injury. Your body is affected by post-pregnancy hormones, which increase the laxity of your pelvic floor muscles, making it easier for them to overstretch and strain, possibly leading to the development of a pelvic floor disorder. These hormones also make your joints become hypermobile, increasing your risk of sprains and breaks.

To learn more about how pregnancy affects your pelvic floor, visit Pregnancy and the Pelvic Floor.

What Exercise Can You Do After Childbirth?

Generally, you should wait until your 6 week postnatal check up with your midwife before you embark on any exercise activities.