Editing Kegel exercise (section)

=== Urinary incontinence ===
Pelvic floor exercises (muscle training) can be included in conservative treatment approaches for women with [[urinary incontinence]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Dumoulin|first1=Chantale|last2=Cacciari|first2=Licia P.|last3=Hay-Smith|first3=E. Jean C.|date=2018-10-04|title=Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|volume=2018|issue=10|pages=CD005654|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005654.pub4|issn=1469-493X|pmid=30288727 |pmc=6516955}}</ref> There is tentative evidence that [[biofeedback]] may give added benefit when used with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT).<ref>{{cite journal|vauthors=Herderschee R, Hay-Smith EJ, Herbison GP, Roovers JP, Heineman MJ|date=6 July 2011|title=Feedback or biofeedback to augment pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in women.|journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |issue=7|pages=CD009252|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD009252|pmid=21735442}}</ref> There is no clear evidence that teaching pelvic floor exercises alters the risk of [[Stress incontinence|stress urinary incontinence]] in men that develop this condition post [[prostatectomy]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Anderson|first1=Coral A.|last2=Omar|first2=Muhammad Imran|last3=Campbell|first3=Susan E.|last4=Hunter|first4=Kathleen F.|last5=Cody|first5=June D.|last6=Glazener|first6=Cathryn M. A.|date=2015-01-20 |title=Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence|journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|volume=1|issue=1 |pages=CD001843|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD001843.pub5|issn=1469-493X|pmid=25602133 |pmc=7025637|hdl=2164/6141}}</ref>

In pregnant women, antenatal PFMT probably helps prevent urinary continence during pregnancy and up to six months after giving birth but for pregnant women who already have incontinence, it is not clear if antenatal PFMT helps to reduce symptoms.<ref name="Woodley2020"/>