Periurethral Tissue: Anatomy, Support, and Sexual Function
Periurethral tissue includes the muscles, connective tissue, glands, nerves, and blood vessels surrounding and supporting the urethra.
Periurethral tissue includes the muscles, connective tissue, glands, nerves, and blood vessels surrounding and supporting the urethra.
Paraurethral glands are small glands near the urethra that may produce fluid, support tissue moisture, and contribute to female ejaculation in some people.
Female prostate is an informal term for the Skene’s glands and paraurethral tissue near the urethra that may contribute to moisture and female ejaculation.
Kegel commonly means an exercise that contracts and relaxes the pelvic-floor muscles to support continence, pelvic organs, and selected aspects of sexual function.
Pelvic base refers broadly to the lower supporting region of the pelvis, especially the pelvic-floor muscles and tissues beneath the pelvic organs.
Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine, stool, or gas and may result from pelvic-floor problems, childbirth, illness, injury, surgery, or nerve conditions.
A Kegel exercise contracts and relaxes the pelvic floor muscles to improve support, continence, coordination, and selected aspects of sexual function.
Pelvic sling is an informal term for the pelvic-floor muscles and tissues supporting pelvic organs, continence, sexual function, pregnancy, and childbirth.
Pelvic support muscles stabilize the pelvis, support pelvic organs, and contribute to continence, movement, penetration, ejaculation, and orgasm.
Kegel muscles is an informal term for the pelvic floor muscles, which support pelvic organs and contribute to continence, penetration, ejaculation, and orgasm.