Do you suffer from embarrassing leaks? Many mums find that simple things they took for granted before having children can cause them to leak. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, then there is good news in store for you:

• Do you have leaks when you cough, laugh or sneeze?

• Do you have leaks when you lift your child, or something heavy?

• Do you panic when you see a bouncy castle at kids parties, because you know helping your child have fun on them could cause an embarrassing leak?

• Do you wish you could exercise more but can’t bear the embarrassment of leaking every time?

• Have you had enough of feeling self-conscious about your leaks?

• Do you feel sad, depressed and just don’t know what to do?

Well now you can free yourself from stress incontinence by strengthening your pelvic floor muscles – properly!

For the first time, GPs can now offer a more effective and speedier treatment option to the millions of new mums and women of all ages who suffer from the distressing symptoms of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).

The NHS has decided that the PelvicTonerâ„¢ will be available on prescription with effect from January 2011. The PelvicToner will be the only product available under the brand new Drug Tariff category of Pelvic Toning Devices. This is the first major advance in the NHS primary care treatment of SUI for more than 60 years.

NICE Best Practice currently recommends that women with SUI are individually assessed, trained and supervised by a specialist in a three-month programme of Pelvic Floor Exercise (PFEs). But very few women receive this Gold Standard Treatment and are generally just offered a simple instruction sheet to use unsupervised.

Specialists in the field have long recognised the weaknesses in the current system. Clinical estimates suggest that a third of women cannot identify their pelvic floor and how to squeeze it in the first place, so giving them just an instruction sheet is of no real benefit.

In clinical trials, published in the British Journal of Urology International, the PelvicToner was shown to be as effective in treating SUI, and helped women confidently identify their pelvic floor and exercise more effectively by squeezing against a mild resistance.

The result is a very high level of satisfaction with over 80% of PelvicToner users reporting significant improvement within a couple of weeks.

Many specialists note that the general level of training in this area is poor. Supervised PFEs do not expect to see significant improvements inside three months and women just given a sheet of paper rarely see any improvement at all. All this leads to frustration, low motivation for women, who remain frustrated at the situation. In contrast, PelvicToner users report rapid improvement and demonstrate eagerness to exercise on a regular basis to maintain a strong and healthy pelvic floor.

Barry Fowler, MD of the manufacturer SPM Ltd, said: “This recognition is a major boost for the PelvicToner and the women who are happy to consult their GP for advice. But there are still millions of women who are too embarrassed to even consult with their doctor because of the taboo that surrounds stress incontinence or the belief that it is something which they must suffer in silence. These women can now help themselves and purchase with confidence knowing that the PelvicToner is cheap, simple to use and of proven effectiveness.”

The PelvicTonerâ„¢ is a simple, portable exercise device that works by strengthening the walls of the pelvic floor through mild resistance training. This tightens the pelvic floor muscles around the neck of the bladder and prevents urine leaking out when you cough, sneeze, laugh or make a sudden movement.

If you’ve been wondering what is causing the leaks, and what you can do to stop them without taking medication or undergoing surgery then the PelvicToner is the best way forward – more 50,000 UK women have used it successfully.

The PelvicToner costs just £32.99 (including FREE p&p) and can be purchased from www.motherswhowork.co.uk/incontinence.