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Evidence and training methodology

See what research supports, where uncertainty remains, and how PelvicEx translates evidence into program rules.

Evidence for pelvic-floor training depends on the population, condition, and program studied. This section helps you distinguish a research result, a general exercise principle, and an individual treatment recommendation.

11 guides

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Read the evidence overview, then the research-reading guide, then the discussion of dose uncertainty. Compare study populations and outcomes before applying an impressive result to your own situation.

  1. What the evidence says about pelvic-floor muscle training
    A plain-language map of where PFMT evidence is strong, conditional, limited, or missing—and how PelvicEx keeps evidence separate from product rules.
  2. How to read Kegel and pelvic-floor research without being misled
    A practical reading checklist using actual PFMT reviews: match the population, comparison, outcome and certainty before accepting a headline or app claim.
  3. Why the optimal Kegel dose is still uncertain
    Why evidence that PFMT helps does not establish the best hold time, effort or frequency, and how supervised individual assessment informs a usable plan.

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Use the source library to follow the guidelines, terminology, and research behind the guides.

PelvicEx evidence and source library

Evidence and training methodology

Evidence and methodology

Erectile function evidence
Can Kegels help erectile dysfunction? What the evidence says
Review the limited evidence for pelvic-floor training as an erectile-dysfunction adjunct, why causes matter, and what an app-based routine cannot replace.
11 min read
Read guide
Pelvic-floor evidence review
Evidence for PFMT after prostate treatment
What the 2023 Cochrane review found after prostate surgery, why outcomes remain uncertain, and how specialist continence care fits alongside PFMT.
3 min read
Read guide
Pelvic-floor evidence review
Evidence for PFMT during pregnancy and after birth
Separate antenatal prevention from treatment of existing leakage, understand postpartum uncertainty, and compare Cochrane, NICE and WHO recommendations.
3 min read
Read guide
Pelvic-floor evidence review
Evidence for PFMT in anal incontinence and bowel control
Separate PFMT from bowel biofeedback, understand very uncertain comparative outcomes, and see why stool consistency, sensation and assessment guide treatment.
3 min read
Read guide
Pelvic-floor evidence review
Evidence for PFMT in female urinary incontinence
What trials show for stress urinary leakage, how certainty differs by subtype, and why supervised PFMT evidence does not validate an app or one optimal dose.
3 min read
Read guide
Pelvic-floor evidence review
Evidence for PFMT in pelvic-organ prolapse
PFMT evidence for prolapse symptoms, the supervised-care population in NICE guidance, and why symptom improvement does not promise anatomical reversal.
3 min read
Read guide
Program methodology
How PelvicEx designs and personalizes its training programs
See how PelvicEx turns goals, safety context, optional self-checks, and session responses into explainable next-session decisions—and where the limits are.
10 min read
Read guide
Pelvic-floor evidence review
How to read Kegel and pelvic-floor research without being misled
A practical reading checklist using actual PFMT reviews: match the population, comparison, outcome and certainty before accepting a headline or app claim.
4 min read
Read guide
Source library
PelvicEx evidence and source library
Explore how PelvicEx records sources, links claims to stable evidence IDs, preserves limitations, and keeps research separate from product extrapolations.
9 min read
Read guide
Evidence overview
What the evidence says about pelvic-floor muscle training
A plain-language map of where PFMT evidence is strong, conditional, limited, or missing—and how PelvicEx keeps evidence separate from product rules.
10 min read
Read guide
Pelvic-floor evidence review
Why the optimal Kegel dose is still uncertain
Why evidence that PFMT helps does not establish the best hold time, effort or frequency, and how supervised individual assessment informs a usable plan.
3 min read
Read guide

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