Jezebel: kegels

O Dear

Sadie — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:40:00 EDT

Happy National Orgasm Day. If that sounds more like a contrived, creepy breeding program trying to sound fun than an actual holiday, well, that's probably because it's really only being promoted as a ploy to bring attention to the depressing results of the National Orgasm Survey and encourage Kegels. What, not sexy? According to this poll, nearly half of the 2,000 British women surveyed have never experienced orgasm and are fairly clueless as to the geography of the G Spot. So, um, think about that. And have an orgasm...for those who can't? We're guessing that the "holiday's" original Brazilian incarnation was somewhat more light-hearted. [Scientific Blogging]

Vaginal Rejuvenation Doctor "Knows" Kegels Don't Work

Tracie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Dr. David Matlock, the guy who pioneered the vaginal rejuvenation "industry," was on The View this morning to discuss his trade—and hit up his demo. He mentioned that women tell him what they want done by telling him how old they want their vaginas to feel, after which he made a pretty gross joke about women wanting vaginas like 14-year-olds. Joy Behar was not amused, and confronted him on the fact that creating tighter vaginas is actually more beneficial for men than for women. He disagreed, but didn't really explain why. However, he did say that he "knows" that kegels do not work. Is it just me, or is this "doctor" totally fucking unethical, going on a national talk show and telling women that kegel exercises are basically pointless? Clip above.

Some Women Will Do Anything To Justify A Shoe-Obsession

mcarpentier — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:30:00 EST

My name is Megan, and this is but a portion of my collection of high heels. I recognize that this might be a problem, but I'm 5'4", and I have short muscle fibers (i.e., stumpy legs) which kept me from being in the front row at ballet recitals and now prevent me from looking cute in flats. This, you see, is how I justify my purchase of stiletto-heeled shoes, despite the fact that they sometimes hurt my feet, back or hips. But now I have another excuse: Sex! According to reports today, Dr. Maria Cerruto, an Italian urologist who felt it necessary to medically justify her high heel obsession, has found that wearing heels can improve a woman's sex life.

Dr. Cerruto's research, which included posture studies and analysis of electrical activity in the bodies of 60 women under the age of 55, concluded that the women who wore 2-inch heels had similar posture to those who wore flats and that the be-heeled women had more electrical activity in their pelvic floor muscles. Those muscles — which can be strengthened by doing Kegel exercises — can assist in making sex better (they help keep the vaginal canal feeling tight) as well as help with conditions like incontinence and pelvic prolapse. Dr. Cerruto doesn't deny that there may be negative physiological consequences to wearing heels but, says, "I adore high-heeled shoes and I wanted to find something positive about them. In the end I achieved my goal." I'm pretty sure that serious scientists aren't supposed to conduct research in order to find some reason to justify an unhealthy behavior (like, say, "smoking keeps you from gaining weight!"), but, dammit, heels are cute!

High Heels 'May Improve Sex Life' [BBC News]
Why Wearing Stilettos Could Boost Your Sex Life [Daily Mail]