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The pelvic floor: The hidden champion

Anna Carthaus
August 2, 2022

Every pot needs a lid - er: Bottom. Ours is the pelvic floor. Its muscles perform hard work every day ― without us even noticing. Time for that to change!

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Anna Carthaus Multimedia reporter and science editor with a passion for medicine, psychology and language.@anna_carthaus
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