Tag Archive | GYN
Pelvic Guru 2012: Most Popular Posts
If you have an interest in pelvic health, you’ll likely want to bookmark this post for reference! What an exciting year for Pelvic Guru! I started Pelvic Guru in mid-2012 with the goal of providing good information, injected with humor at times, regarding anything related to pelvic health. The amount of support and engagement on […]
Painful Intercourse – Bad Advice
Painful intercourse (Dyspareunia) The medical term for painful intercourse is dyspareunia (dis-puh-ROO-ne-uh) — which is defined as persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during or after intercourse. ~ Mayo Clinic Unfortunately, it is difficult to know the exact prevalence of dyspareunia with studies showing ranges from 7% to 60%, depending on […]
GYN Cancer Facts
It is our mission to provide information to patients dealing with pelvic diagnoses, such as GYN Cancers. Many patients say “I wish I would have had more information” OR “What happens now once I have completed chemo and radiation?”. We will have blogs in the future from patients as well as experts regarding this very […]
Top 3 Complaints from GYN Patients – A Humorous View
PELVIC GURU writes: The preface: A Pelvic Physical Therapist (did you know this even exists?) has a very unique “relationship” with patients. She spends usually 40 minutes to 1 hour with each patient (one-on-one), dealing with very personal pelvic floor or abdominal musculature issues such as chronic pelvic pain, vulvar pain, painful intercourse (dyspareunia), and […]
My Thoughts on Secret Suffering: How Women’s Sexual and Pelvic Pain Affects Their Relationships
My Thoughts on Secret Suffering: How Women’s Sexual and Pelvic Pain Affects Their Releationships. Sharing this blog from someone who deals with pelvic pain. The Pelvic Guru has spent time talking with Dr. Echenberg. He is passionate about helping patients.
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PelvicGuru is THE place…
PelvicGuru is THE place to turn for valuable information, funny stories and support regarding everything PELVIC (OB, GYN, Colorectal, Sexuality, and more) ~ Pelvic Guru.
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Medical Students Learning Pelvic Exams with Simulators?
Medical Students Learning Pelvic Exams with Simulators?
This blog article touches on the “trend in medical schools to use ‘simulators’ and mannequins, rather than model patients, to teach students.” Do you think that this is a disservice to medical students? Pelvic Guru says YES! Did you know that in Pelvic Physical Therapy specialized courses, each therapist has to practice all internal and external pelvic tests and treatments on each other (or they have to bring another person to model)?
