For Kegel exercises we have terms and definitions in 10 topics. The topics are Baby, Bladder, Female Health, Health, Incontinence, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Reproductive Infections, Sex and Urology.

exercises that strengthen the pelvic-floor muscles; done regularly during pregnancy and after childbirth, they can help prevent hemorrhoids and leakage of urine, as well as increase sexual responsiveness
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Exercises that involve tightening and relaxing the muscles that hold urine in the bladder and hold the bladder in its proper position
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Exercises that may be used to strengthen the muscles surrounding the vagina; check out Kegel exercises in our A-Z Health Topics section for more information
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Exercises to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor in order to control urination and prevent leakage
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Contraction of the pelvic floor muscles that support the bladder, uterus and rectum. The pelvic floor muscles maintain continence. These exercises were developed by Dr Arnold Kegel, an obstetrician and gynecologist in the 1940s.
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Repeatedly tightening and releasing the pelvic muscle, in order to prevent urine leakage.
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A set of exercises designed to improve the strength of the muscles used in urinating
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Special exercises to tighten the pelvic muscles, which can relieve some forms of urinary incontinence and pelvic discomfort.
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A set of exercises designed to strengthen and give voluntary control over the muscles surrounding the genitals (known as the pubococcygeus muscles) and thereby increase sexual pleasure and awareness.

Exercises is to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor, which leads to more control and prevents leakage.
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