If a woman estimates she is urinating every hour, he begins with that target, telling her to urinate every hour. Then, she is instructed to begin to “outsmart her bladder,” by stretching the intervals to 2 hours, then 3, and so on.
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Tampons 'Mimic' Pessary Effects
Even very young women—and certainly many older women who lead physically active lives—may leak urine during vigorous exercise, but that doesn't mean they all need pessaries or surgery to get them on the court or the playing field, according to Dr. Michael Moen.
“For any woman who has stopped exercising due to leaking, the tampon trick is great,” said Dr. Moen. He instructs such women to use the largest tampon they can comfortably accommodate using lubrication to act as a buttress supporting the urethra, just as a pessary would.
The tampon trick should only be used during the period of time when a woman knows she will be engaged in doing vigorous activity.
“There's nothing wrong with using a tampon and wearing a pad and getting some biker shorts [for] support,” he emphasized. The point is to work with women to allow them to engage in activities they enjoy.