1. The Kegel Throne
The BTL Emsella Chair uses electromagnets to deliver a powerful pelvic floor workout in minutes. Designed with women in mind, it promises to help with incontinence (involuntary leaking of urine) and vaginal laxity.
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“[W]omen also feel more sexual satisfaction following the treatment,” continues Dr. Novikova. This is definitely one of the trends we’ll be keeping an eye on this year…
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2. Egg freezing
egg freezing (the trend of trends!) seems like an attractive option. But is it really that simple? Well… science says, ?
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Apple and Facebook have offered to cover female employees [the] cost of egg freezing to ensure their devotion to work and prolong their dreams of having a family,” says Frederick. Wonder if that’ll ever catch on over here?
3. Womb transplants
ould womb transplants be the next “in-thing” in obstetrics? This radical surgery is result of extensive medical research and comes with high chances of rejection. But it’s real. And here’s the success story to prove it…
One woman’s desire to have a family came true after a successful uterus transplant op. Emelie Eriksson was born without a womb (look up: MRKH syndrome) and decided to consult her doctor about the possibility of falling pregnant. In 2017, Emelie delivered her son, Albi, via C-section through a womb donated by her mother. Following this success by a Swedish medical team, numerous surgeries have been conducted worldwide. According to a recent report in the New York Times Health online: “[T]here have been about 70 such transplants around the world.”
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Obstetrician and gynaecologist/surgeon Dr. Rebecca Flyckt explains that this surgery is about helping potential parents deliver a healthy baby. “The patient can have one to two babies by C-section and then that uterus will be removed,” she says. So it’s likely more women unable to bear children naturally will be looking into uterus transplants as a viable alternative in the future. This is a relatively new trend and hasn’t yet become a reality in South Africa. Watch this space.
