Eastofdark
Eastofdark t1_ixyg2k2 wrote
Reply to comment by RevealStandard3502 in ELI5: Why does it seem to be harder for women to control their bladders? by RandomKidIsMe
Yes I don't think we know how common this sort of thing is because we are discouraged from when we are little from talking about "women's problems". Miscarriages are another one. So much more common than people realise. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. I will try to be more aware that women have these issues for other reasons than childbirth (so much for intelligent design).
Eastofdark t1_ixxyuzv wrote
Reply to comment by RevealStandard3502 in ELI5: Why does it seem to be harder for women to control their bladders? by RandomKidIsMe
Fair enough. Sorry for your troubles.
Eastofdark t1_ixx3mxk wrote
Reply to comment by queensg28 in ELI5: Why does it seem to be harder for women to control their bladders? by RandomKidIsMe
This is misleading. In women everything is separate, unlike men. Separate vaginas and urethra and of course separate anus. But they are all close together, and pregnancy and birth puts massive stress on the area and on the pelvic floor muscles. When these muscles are stretched from birth, and in combination with hormones at birth that allow the stretching of pelvic ligaments, a woman can end up with a weak bladder. There is no good reason for women who have not been pregnant, or especially given birth, to have particularly weak bladders compared to men. Women are always more subject to bladder infections though as the tubes that connect the outside with the bladder, the urethra is very short in women compared to that of men which runs the entire length of the penis, so bacteria can get into the bladder much more easily.
Eastofdark t1_j2vwudd wrote
Reply to comment by cred_it in Loadshedding (rotating power blackouts) in South Africa over 8 years (update) [OC] by sixhobbits
You will be fine. Hotels and Air bnbs usually have generators or inverters. Check that yours does. Just be cautious when you drive around (valuables in the boot, pay attention) and avoid lonely places.