about one in three women leak urine after giving birth. this is called "stress incontinence " and it's due to weakened pelvic floor muscles allowing for the neck of the bladder to "sag down" so that urine can escape with laughing coughing or sneezing. most doctors tell women to do kegel exercises to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles. in some cases surgery is required. but studies have also shown that vaginal weights can strengthen the muscles enough to reduce incontinence as well. here's how they work: you insert a cone-shaped weight into your vagina and then work on squeezing your muscles to keep the weights in place for about 15 minutes once or twice a day. (you can actually go about your daily business while doing this! ) once you're able to hold this weight in easily you try a slightly heavier weight. (they are sold in sets. ) advocates of the weights believe that it's easier for a woman to learn to isolate and train her pelvic floor muscles properly using the weights than it is using just kegels which are easy to do incorrectly. you can get vaginal weights over-the-counter on-line or as a prescription via your health care provider. hello i do the same thing but i have never had a baby in my whole life. i have had sex and that hurts me. i have got to get answers to this. please help! cayti rose mattox
i leak urine when i laugh sneeze or jump. a friend told me that vaginal weights can help. are they really effective?