Femtech, an innovative sector focused on women’s health, is showing immense potential to transform health care.Femtech, an innovative sector focused on women’s health, is showing immense potential to transform health care. This groundbreaking field of technology-based...
Femtech is big business, and by removing the stigma surrounding women’s health, we can help ensure that all women receive the care they deserve. It often feels discouraging to talk about certain subjects—especially regarding women’s health, much of which has long been...
Bladder leakage, also known as incontinence, affects 1 in 3 women at some point in their lives. But what are the causes, and what can you do about it?
Pelvic pain is no laughing matter, and let's be real - it's not exactly a walk in the park, either. If you're experiencing burning and throbbing down there, you're probably wondering what the heck is going on! Well, ladies, let’s wonder no more and shed some light on...
The Short Version: Research suggests 1 in 6 women experience pain with intimacy (painful sex) or insertion, at some point in their lives. Vaginismus is a condition that causes pain with penetration, affecting around 7% of women. The causes of vaginismus can be a...
The Short Story: Relaxin: the hormone that makes your joints loose and your pelvic floor... not so much. Menopause: not just hot flushes and mood swings, but also thinning vaginal walls and less elastic pelvic floor muscles. Kegel exercises: the workout for your lady...
Let's face it, as we age, our bodies start to do things we never thought possible. Like, when did we suddenly develop the ability to hold a sneeze in our bladder? Or why does it feel like we're sitting on a bag of marbles during yoga class? These are potentially...
The Short Story: Pelvic floor disorders affect a significant portion of the population yet are often not talked about due to embarrassment or lack of understanding. The brain and pelvic floor connection is real, with stress, anxiety, past traumas, and even sitting...
The Short Story: Pelvic floor disorders, such as urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse, affect about 30% of women, regardless of whether or not they've had kids. The pelvic floor muscles support the bladder, uterus, and rectum and can be weakened by factors...
The Short Story: Pelvic floor health is important for overall wellness. Maintaining the strength and function of pelvic floor muscles is essential to prevent issues such as incontinence, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction. Kegel exercises, regular physical activity,...
At Peli Health, we understand the importance of pelvic health for women and the challenges that come with accessing the right information and care that works for you. From day one, our goal has been to make pelvic care more accessible and convenient. We surveyed over...
Ladies, hold onto your pelvic floors because we've got some exciting news! We've teamed up with the one and only Evelyn Hecht, PT, the pelvic pro herself and founder of PelvicSense, an on-demand pelvic health self-care program. Evelyn's science-backed program is...
The team at Peli Health (formerly Elana) are thrilled to have been awarded UX sponsorship in the Femovate '22 program run by the very talented team at Guidea. They will be helping Peli Health (formerly Elana) and 29 other women's health innovators accelerate the...
Peli Health (formerly Elana) Co-Founder Helen Grimshaw sat down with Loren Shapiro to discuss innovation in women's pelvic health for the London Design agency Rant + Rave 'Known Unknowns' which profiles those making a difference to drive better, more socially...
We continue our 'ask the expert' session with Marisa Swain, Founder of PTS Fitness Pilates, UK, on the benefits of Pilates and its impact on the pelvic floor. She’s spent over twenty years as an all-inclusive Pilates teacher, offering classes to suit everyone...
Let's face it, it’s not ‘breaking news’ that many women have limited time to focus on themselves, be it due to a demanding job, caring for family, running a busy home, and just general day-to-day life. So how are you supposed to keep your pelvic health in check on top...
As women, many of us spend our lives as caretakers, mothers, lovers, and everything in between. It’s our primitive instinct to nurture others and sometimes this leaves us carrying the weight of the world on our back. But as you approach midlife, it’s important to be...
The Impact of NOT Seeking Help. It may take some women months, even years, to feel comfortable discussing the taboo topics relating to issues with your ‘bits down there’ and even more to pluck up enough courage (or be desperate enough) to finally seek help. But you...
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that fan out between the two pelvic bones (your “sit” bones) and runs from the pubic bone to the tailbone, essentially forming a hammock. The strength of this hammock ensures the sturdiness and functionality of the pelvic organs....
If a friend were to ask you what you do for your pelvic health, how will you answer them? Be baffled because it is not yet time for you to begin looking for such solutions? Because perhaps one only searches for solutions when suffering from pelvic floor problems. And...
You may have read or heard the term 'pelvic wellness'. But how much do you know about your pelvic health? Do you even really know what or where it is? You'd like to think you're aware of the phase of female reproduction you are going through right now, whether it is...
Not been swinging from the chandeliers lately? Sex can be an important part of life and relationships, as well as your overall well-being, yet for some, it can be excruciatingly painful and something you’d rather avoid. Pain during intercourse is much more common than...
As a woman or person with ovaries, there’s no doubt that you may have dealt with some kind of pelvic pain in your lifetime, perhaps you were not even aware of it, or maybe you’re thinking this is something that happens to someone less physically active or older than...
The usual talks of wellness most often keep only the physical health insight. Old definitions of ‘health’ state that it is the ‘absence of illness’. However, by now, we understand that overall wellness entails much more than the mere absence of illness. World Health...