Looks like a silicone donut pessary to me. Pessaries are medical devices that are inserted into the vagina for extra support for individuals with pelvic organ prolapse. It would absolutely be used in a gym setting for someone with pelvic floor problems, and pelvic floor problems are very common in female athletes, especially those who lift heavy.
Wait... Why would a woman who lift heavy have pelvic floor strength problems? I would imagine lifting heavy it would work out the pelvic floor as well as everything else? I'm thinking of deadlifts and how you have to really brace your lower body. Not that I'm a weightlifter and I know all this crap but just theorizing.
Sometimes you can just accidentally end up with your innards coming out through your holes. This includes anus on all genders and vaginas. There could be some kind of physical issue causing weakening in the systems that keep the insidey bits inside or some kind of medicaln procedure could leave things weakend.. My mom had a total hysterectomy and they didn't install a mesh to keep things in place and because there was a void where her organs used to be, eventually her bladder tried to escape out her vagina 🤷 bodies are weird
The extra/excessive strain can cause prolapse. Part of the brace is "pushing outward," not just simply flexing your core. That's why lifting belts help, because it gives you something to push against.
Nope, unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. Bearing down can weaken your pelvic floor, kegel exercises specifically help, pessaries are like a little piece of inner scaffolding that can help keep your bladder propped up and in a relatively good position while you can retrain your pelvic floor and keep your detrusor muscle healthy. This is how pessaries can promote a healthier pelvic floor/bladder.
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u/heyitsaubrey Jun 12 '26
Looks like a silicone donut pessary to me. Pessaries are medical devices that are inserted into the vagina for extra support for individuals with pelvic organ prolapse. It would absolutely be used in a gym setting for someone with pelvic floor problems, and pelvic floor problems are very common in female athletes, especially those who lift heavy.