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Courtney Pochin & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Doctor busts common myth about pelvic floor issues - and warns of health issues

For many us, small tweaks to our everyday lives could help prevent many health issues and avoid visits to the GP - from switching to a healthier diet, changing up our workout routine or taking more vitamins.

However, if you're a woman, you can also add pelvic floor exercises to the list - and one doctor is urging women of all ages to start doing them, the Mirror reports. Dr Susanna Unsworth, an NHS menopause and women's health expert, says starting the exercises early is key and will help to avoid issues caused by a weak pelvic floor.

Busting the myth that the practice should only be done by older women, she said: "Your pelvic floor is made up of a collection of muscles and like any muscles, if you don't use them, they're going to become weak.

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