Ep. 48 Pelvic Pain: How to give and receive better care, with Lillian Medhus, CNM
Description
Lillian Medhus is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice. She has specialized training in sexual dysfunction, pelvic pain and pelvic floor rehabilitation. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and 2 dogs, where she practices at a large hospital based gynecology clinic. She serves female Veterans and uses a trauma informed model of care. Many of her patients are survivors of military sexual trauma which often overlaps with their gynecologic concerns. She sees many patients for pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction and urinary incontinence - All conditions that are under-diagnosed and under-treated. In this episode, we talk about the signs and symptoms, why they often overlap and how this leads to difficulty getting to the root cause. Finally, we share ideas for both clients and providers on how we can give and receive higher quality care when it comes to these conditions.
Resources
Websites
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
American Urological Association
The North American Menopause Society
Institute for pelvic health: Beyond the kegel
Apps
Books
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
Heal Pelvic Pain by Amy Stein
Better Sex Through Mindfulness by Lori Brotto
Sex Points by Batsheva Marcus - Times article
Tools (Talk to your local provider first!)
Mother Wit Resources
Episode on painful postpartum sex, with Kathy Herron
Thriving After Birth (an online course)
60 Min Consultation: Use discount code- FirstConsult10%off
Instagram: @mother.wit.maternity
NEW Exercise in the perinatal period: For healthcare providers (an online course)
Shout outs
The Midwife Center (Pittsburgh, PA)
United States
