Effects of Pelvic Floor Exercise Training in Postmenopausal Genitourinary Syndrome

"* Pelvic floor muscle contraction will be verified with vaginal palpation and a progressive pelvic floor muscle training program will be given.~* In the pelvic floor muscle training program:~* Fast and slow pelvic floor muscle contractions will be taught,~* Training will begin with 3 sets of exercises per day, exercise compliance of individuals will be monitored in the controls to be made every 2 weeks, and the number of exercise sets will be increased by one set.~* 1 set of exercises: It will include 10 fast + 10 continuous (frequent-(3-10 sec) hold-release) contractions.~* Individuals will be tracked with exercise diaries.~* At the end of the 8th week, post-intervention evaluations will be made again.~* The exercise program will be completed with a total of 6 sets of exercises per day (60 fast and 60 slow per day)."

"In the individual/patient information training, training will be given on menopause, sexual health, pelvic floor health and lifestyle. This training will cover more specifically the following topics:~* Explaining menopause and menopausal symptoms~* Defining the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (MGS)~* The effect of MGS on sexual function cycle and sexual function,~* Conservative recommendations on MGS management~* Explaining pelvic floor anatomy and function and recommendations for pelvic floor health.~The training will take approximately 1 hour and the training will be repeated at the end of the 1st month."