Post-menopausal pelvic health

Maintaining good pelvic health is incredibly important post-menopause

Clinic51’s pelvic health service

During and post-menopause, declining oestrogen levels can cause a weakening of the pelvic floor muscles - which can lead to treatable, but extremely bothersome issues such as urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapase, pain during sex, and recurrent infections. All of these can affect women’s ability to sleep, travel, and exercise - impacting overall quality of life.

Many women have come to see these are inevitable parts of ageing, but they needn’t be - being proactive about maintaining pelvic health helps improve bladder control, sexual function, and core stability - significantly improving quality of life. Targeted exercises, pelvic floor physiotherapy, HRT, and other appropriate care can improve and even remove symptoms.

At Clinic51, we are able to offer women:

  • A women’s health physiotherapy consultation: Crucial for pelvic floor assessment and rehabilitation, which can improve urinary symptoms, continence and pelvic comfort.

  • Doctor consultation and examination: Up to an hour with a doctor to review your symptoms and make an assessment and management plan, including discussion regarding the genitourinary syndrome of menopause and available treatment options.

Women’s Physiotherapy: Becky Potts

Becky qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 2006 and specialised in Women's Health Physiotherapy in 2017, having completed a range of additional specialist training.

Becky's focus is on pelvic health, but she takes a holistic approach to all of her patients, and is passionate about considering the whole body from head to gut to toe (and everything in between!). Her empathetic and approachable manner helps put women at their ease, even when talking about sensitive health issues.

She is extremely experienced in working with women from peri to post-menopause and can help with anything pelvic related, from pain, to prolapse, to leaking and more.

‘I absolutely love helping women with their pelvic health, and I am passionate about empowering women to help themselves, and to understand what is normal, what is not, and what they can do about it. I encourage all women to have pelvic floor MOT’s, to check that all is working well and to also help prevent any issues in the future. It’s an honour to be working alongside such fantastic menopause specialists at Clinic51, to fully support women’.