Compare Your Options

There is more than one way to deal with a weak pelvic floor, and YoniFlex is not right for everyone. Here is an honest look at what each option is good for.

Kegels on your own

Free, private, and they genuinely work when they are done properly. The difficulty is that most women are never shown how, and it is very hard to tell from the inside whether you are contracting the right muscles or bearing down instead. They are also easy to forget. If you have been doing kegels for months without a change, that is usually why.

Pelvic floor physiotherapy

The most thorough option. A pelvic floor physiotherapist assesses what is actually happening, which no device can do, and gives you a programme built for your body. If you can access one and afford it, it is worth doing. The catch is cost, waiting lists, and that many women do not live anywhere near one.

Manual trainers

Devices like Elvie and Perifit sit inside you and measure your squeeze, usually through a phone app. They are good at feedback, so they solve the "am I doing this right" problem, and they turn the exercises into something you can see progress on.

They still require you to do the contracting. If your pelvic floor is weak enough that you struggle to engage it at all, that is the harder starting point.

Automatic stimulation, which is what YoniFlex does

Instead of asking you to squeeze, YoniFlex sends a gentle signal that makes the muscle contract for you. It works the same way whether or not you can engage the muscle yourself, and every contraction is the same strength as the last because the device does not get tired or lose concentration.

The trade off is that it is a device you have to use, thirty minutes at a time, for several weeks before you feel a change. It is not faster than the alternatives. It is just easier to keep doing.

Surgery

For some women surgery is the right answer, and that is a conversation to have with your doctor rather than a website. What is worth knowing is that clinical guidelines generally recommend trying conservative treatment, which means pelvic floor muscle training, before surgical options for prolapse and stress incontinence. Many women would rather try the simpler thing first.

Where that leaves you

If you can see a pelvic floor physiotherapist, start there. If you cannot, or you have tried kegels and got nowhere, an automatic trainer removes the part most people get wrong. And if you are considering surgery, there is usually no harm in trying something conservative first.

Not sure where you fit? Email us at support@yoniflex.com. We will tell you honestly if we do not think YoniFlex is what you need.