147. Pelvic Floor PT Not Working? Your Hormones Could Be Why

147. Pelvic Floor PT Not Working? Your Hormones Could Be Why

June 3, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 147

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of hormones on pelvic floor therapy effectiveness for women.

Send us Fan Mail Many women spend months — sometimes years — in pelvic floor physical therapy making only partial progress. They follow through on every exercise, attend every appointment, and still find their symptoms cycling in and out without explanation. What most of them are never told is that their pelvic floor does not operate in isolation. It is profoundly responsive to hormones — and if the hormonal environment is not addressed, even the best physical therapy can only take you so far...

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