Perineometer
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perineometer-247-17642590
title:
Perineometer
text:
A Kegel perineometer or vaginal manometer is an instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles. Arnold Kegel (1894–1972) was the gynecologist who invented the Kegel perineometer and Kegel exercises. This followed the observation that muscles of the pelvic floor inevitably weakened following the trauma of childbirth. Ascertaining the air pressure inside the vagina by insertion of a perineometer, while requesting the woman to squeeze as hard as possible
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Instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of pelvic floor muscles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perineometer
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2023-08-19T00:37:10Z
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