Love your pelvic floor, during perimenopause, menopause and midlife - with Jane Simpson

In this episode, I'm talking to continence nurse specialist and author Jane Simpson, about the impact that ageing and fluctuating hormones during menopause have on our pelvic health. We’ll cover the common problems we might experience with our pelvic floors, including weak bladders, that feeling of always needing to go to the loo, as well as tightness and tension in our pelvis. And Jane will be sharing a whole host of tips and guidance on how you can ease your symptoms. 

Jane has been a continence nurse specialist with her own private practice at the London Clinic for the last 25 years. Now semi-retired and with much more time, her focus is on raising global awareness of pelvic floor health. She's also the author of the Pelvic Floor Bible and has appeared on television, radio, in podcasts, and written many varied articles to spread the word with evidence based knowledge about all things pelvic floor. 

In this episode

• 1:37 What is the pelvic floor?
• 2:55 What causes the pelvic floor to weaken?
• 4:45 What effect do our hormones in menopause have?
• 6:51 The importance of seeking help with pelvic floor issues
• 8:26 How to do pelvic floor exercises
• 11:22 Gadgets for your pelvic floor - do they work?
• 14:08 Lifestyle changes you can make to help your pelvic floor
• 19:40 When and how to seek medical help
• 22:51 How services could be improved
• 26:10 It’s never too late to strengthen your pelvic floor
• 27:30 Jane’s book - The Pelvic Floor Bible

 

About The Latte Lounge:

This episode of the Latte Lounge podcast was presented by Katie Taylor from The Latte Lounge. We help women over 40 navigate perimenopause, menopause and midlife with confidence!

Download our free perimenopause symptom checker here: https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/the-34-symptoms-of-perimenopause-and-menopause-symptom-checker/ 

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• Katies's Book - Midlife Matters will be published by DK RED on March 6th 2025 and is now available to pre order now here!

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Links from this episode:

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Website - www.thepelvicfloorbible.com

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