Intimate Health Issues, Not Taboo: Famous Women Openly Share Their Experiences Names

Many women suffer from a wide variety of intimate health disorders, without even realizing that many of them can be easily resolved with modern medicine. Today, the television program TV8 Sveikatos Medis is a well-known Lithuanian singer Anžela Adamovič-Gečienė, TV host Renata Šakalytė-Jakovleva and journalist for TV Help Gerda Žemaitė She agreed not only to share her experiences, but also to urge other women not to be afraid, not to ignore the problems they were having, and to boldly seek help from doctors in a timely manner.

One of those problems that women tend to shut up is urinary incontinence. Statistics show that in Lithuania this disorder bothers 250 thousand people. people. Among women, this is no longer just a problem in old age. It can be caused by damage to the muscles, nervous system, and pelvic diaphragm caused by pregnancy, birth trauma, surgery, strenuous physical and active sports.

Singer, children’s clothing designer and mother of her two-year-old son Jacques Anžela Adamovič-Gečienė as she never openly says that it was during her pregnancy that she faced such discomfort.

“While waiting for my son, I laughed with my husband that I needed to change my underwear more often during the day than any dress or pants. Of course, there were discomforts, because my bladder could not bear severe sneezing ”, Angela opened the show.

The TV host of TV3, who deals with the concerns of many people on a daily basis, also spoke about the problems of women on the show. Renata Šakalytė-Jakovleva. Although the woman herself says she does not face intimate problems in person, she is not new to the circle of friends.

“Although I do not have these problems, I have a friend among my acquaintances whose urinary incontinence is not alien. Especially after childbirth, it intensifies, exacerbates and manifests itself in life situations as simple as having a lot of fun laughing or jumping on a trampoline.

Once you have even said that you feel the urine flow, but you cannot do anything as if the muscles are not listening, the apparatus that should stop the urine flow does not listen. But a person who seeks help and wants to help himself should never feel ashamed. I think it’s a shame when we try to pretend that we have no problems and we never face them, ”Renata Šakalytė-Jakovleva said on the show.

“Urinary incontinence is a much more urgent problem than we think. Every fifth of 30 years has this problem. By the time a woman reaches 50 years, one in two or three women may experience urinary incontinence, and older women, especially after age 75, they have 70 to 80 percent of the problem populations, “said Asta Valytė, an OB-GYN at the Biofirst clinic.

Doctors urge you to pay attention to the first symptoms when, after sneezing, coughing, jumping during exercise, exercising, doing aerobics, there is a slight involuntary leakage of urine. If you notice such signs, it is worth visiting the gynecologist’s office and start looking for ways to solve this problem.

“The reasons for young women and older women may be different: if young women are more involved in pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, then other problems are more relevant to older women: menopause, hormonal deficiencies related to menopause. The decrease in the amount of estrogens, when the vaginal and urinary mucosa thins, the genitals move, the collagen content decreases and the percentage of women with urinary incontinence increases, “the statistics shared. A.Valytė.

According to doctors, the treatment of urinary incontinence should be complex and begin with behavioral therapy – bowling exercises to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor. Doctors advise them to do them on a regular basis every day, but as medicine rapidly advances, there are also modern ways to treat these female problems.

“Laser gynecology procedures have become very popular in the world. With an erbium laser inserted into the vagina with a special tip, pulses of a certain frequency act on the vaginal tissues. After laser therapy, the fibers of collagen shortens by a third, becomes thicker and a kind of “lifting” effect is obtained. In certain modes, the application of shots at a slightly different depth stimulates the formation of new blood vessels, thus improving blood circulation, microcirculation, the absorption of oxygen in the tissues and improving the cellular energy. During the laser procedure, we tighten the tissues, the vagina narrows relatively and due to the more rigid and elastic tissues, the quality of sexual life, the pleasure effect, improves blood circulation in tissues, ”said doctor A.Valytė.

Another common problem that bothers women is vaginal dryness, which causes discomfort, a burning sensation, and even pain during intercourse. According to doctors, vaginal dryness is caused by changes in the hormonal balance in a woman’s body. TV Aid journalist Gerda Žemaitė It reveals that intimate life is infinitely important in any couple’s relationship and women often tend to blame themselves.

“Very often women take the blame for problems, although they should not feel guilty about it. Physiologically, this happens, a variety of problems arise when the body hits, but it is possible to seek a solution to the problem. I sincerely want to urge all women to be more courageous, because all problems are solved, all you have to do is go to a specialist and your quality of life will definitely improve ”, urged G. Žemaitė.

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