Once you get close to menopause it doesn’t look or function the same as it did when you were younger.
Menopause symptoms can vary so much from woman to woman, both in type and severity – so what is ‘normal’?
At menopause urinary tract infections are more common, and once again it is down to the changing hormone levels, but natural help is at hand.
Some experts believe 1 in 2 women have a lifetime risk of getting one and some get repeat infections.
Over time our pelvic muscles can weaken, and that can mean problems for your bladder.
Not often talked about, but if you are a sufferer then knowing why it happens can help.
These are something we tend to associate with younger women, but they are just as common throughout life.
Lack of sleep from hot flushes is one thing, but is your bladder also a problem?