Modifiable vs Non-Modifiable Pelvic Floor Risk Factors
NICE formally separates the pelvic floor risk factors a woman can change from the ones she cannot. Here is the full list, what the evidence behind eac...
22 September 2026
Articles by Rosalie Parker
Vaginal Health
Vaginal Health
Pelvic Floor Health 101: A Beginner's Guide to the Muscles That Matter
Sixty-nine percent of UK women have never had an NHS professional talk to them about their pelvic floor. Here is the introduction: what these muscles ...
8 September 2026
Vaginal Health
Can Vaginal Laxity Be Prevented? What the Evidence Actually Says
Some prevention advice has Cochrane reviews behind it, and some has never been tested at all. Here is the honest audit of which is which, including th...
25 August 2026
Vaginal Health
Ageing, Genetics and Collagen: Why Some Women Are More Prone to Laxity
Twin studies attribute around 40 percent of the variation in pelvic support to inherited factors, and two genes have been identified by name. This is ...
11 August 2026
Vaginal Health
Menopause, Oestrogen and Vaginal Elasticity: The Hormonal Connection
Menopause is independently associated with vaginal laxity: 52.6 percent of women reporting laxity had been through it, with adjusted odds of 2.23. Her...
28 July 2026
Vaginal Health
Childbirth and Vaginal Laxity: What Happens to Pelvic Tissue
Levator ani avulsion affects 7.8 percent of spontaneous vaginal births and 51.1 percent of forceps deliveries. Here is what physically happens to musc...
14 July 2026
Vaginal Health
What Is Vaginal Laxity? The Anatomy and Biology Explained
Vaginal laxity is a real, physical change with identifiable causes, and it is not the same thing as prolapse. Here is what is actually happening in th...
30 June 2026