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Re: Kegel problems

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 06:36:12 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Stephanie wrote: >
>I'm 25 weeks and have been doing Kegels pretty faithfully. However,
>sometimes when I pee and try to stop the stream quite a bit seems to
>leak out. It doesn't happen every time, and there doesn't seem to be a
>pattern (i.e. completely full bladder, time of day, etc.). I'm just
>wondering if I'm doing something wrong, or if maybe there's another
>exercise I could do to strengthen those muscles.
>
>Thanks!
>
>--
>Stephanie
>

I would expect that to happen during pregnancy. I have not recommended that patients do Kegles during pregnancy. Was this rec to ypou or are you just doing it on your own? Is there any studies out there to show it is of benefit?

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