The Two Menopause Problems Nobody Talks About — And How to Fix Both

February 18, 2022

Bladder Control Problems Underestimated?

Embarrassing medical conditions are particularly frustrating because people feel like discussing it is taboo. And when they can’t talk about it, they feel very isolated. Then they feel both embarrassed AND alone, which makes them clam up about it even more. It should be no surprise then that the number of women with of bladder control problems is grossly underestimated.

A recent study in followed nurses for almost 20 years through their lives, keeping track of a variety of medical conditions by both physical exams and questionnaires. “For me, the biggest takeaway of this study was the huge percentage of women who are having symptoms of all the different types of [urinary] incontinence,” says Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, the director of the Center for Women’s Health at the Mayo Clinic, and the medical director of The North American Menopause Society. In some age groups, bladder control problems affected over 30%! “That’s a huge percentage of women,” she says.

We find this very much mirrors our own experience with clients. When we first began offering bladder control solutions, we just started asking the questions: do you leak when you cough? When you laugh? When you exercise? How often do you have to go the the bathroom? And boy, did we hear it from you – all of you!

So our message to you today is that you’re really not alone, and It’s not taboo to talk with us about it – tell us your bladder problems, and we’ll tell you about our solutions, because all of us over 40 have already had the treatments! (P.S. they’re easy, and they work).

The most common problem you’ve never heard of: GSM

GSM (genitourinary syndrome of menopause) affects women after menopause as the pelvic structures weaken with lost estrogen. Estrogen maintains healthy vaginal membranes, pelvic floors, and bladders. With estrogen gone, those tissues weaken and lose their normal function, leading to dryness, irritation, difficult or painful sex, and low sex drive. Vaginal problems plus weakening of the pelvic floor cause the typical bladder issues that frustrate women after menopause – frequency, urgency, leaking…

If you have any of these GSM symptoms, you should know that RegenCen’s nonsurgical treatment has a 90% success rate for vaginal and urinary symptoms! And it’s never too late to treat.

If you don’t have GSM yet, it’s easily avoided with bioidentical hormone replacement. Unlike in decades past, bioidentical hormones for menopause are proven safe, with other major benefits besides preventing GSM. Osteoporosis can be completely prevented, your risk of Alzheimer’s is cut in half, cardiovascular risk is reduced, and there is a return of the sense of energy, sharpness, and vitality you had before.

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