INPUT ARTICLE: Article: While you can make an educational video by yourself, it can help to have someone working the camera so you can focus on the content that you want to convey. In addition, your cameraman can give you instantaneous feedback and can pay attention to things such as lighting and sound. As you are making an educational video, you will want your audience to feel like you are an expert on the subject, even if you aren't! Dress appropriately for your video topic. If you are talking about preparing for an interview, you may want to dress like you would for an interview; however, if you are explaining how to fix an oil leak on a car, you will likely want to be in different clothing. Research has shown that the average attention span lasts anywhere from 7 15 minutes. Remember this when making your video, and try to make your video as concise as possible while still getting your message across. After you've shot the necessary footage, you should upload the video on your computer for editing. Make sure you save your raw footage as a separate document so that you can edit it and make changes in the future. Publish your video to a site like YouTube where it will reach a broad audience. It may even go viral! Check out wikiHow's page on editing videos for YouTube as a great starting point. Consider using the "YouTube for Creators" page on the YouTube site. This site will help you build your video production skills, understand your audience, and improve your YouTube channel. Your audience will be a great source of feedback for your video. Pay attention to how many "likes" and "dislikes" your video receives, and look for any constructive comments that may be posted. Ignore negative or rude commentary. Don't pay attention to any personal attacks or criticism that isn't constructive! YouTube, for example, allows you to see who is watching your video, for how long they are watching your video, the ages and locations of people who are watching your video, and other helpful statistics. This can help you understand the demographics of the people you are reaching with your educational video.

SUMMARY: Recruit someone to tape you if possible. Dress to impress. Keep your video concise. Upload your video to your computer. Post your video. Request comments and suggestions from viewers. Review your analytics.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: In the first six to nine weeks after surgery, it is important to avoid heavy lifting, as well as any other activities that may increase the pressure or stress on your abdominal or pelvic areas. Ask your boss for modified duties at the workplace if you have a job that involves heavy physical labor. Your doctor may advise that you do Kegel exercises to strengthen the muscles in your pelvic area following surgery. Be sure to follow your doctor's advice on when to begin strengthening exercises, and how many to do at a time, so that you do not put undue stress on your pelvic area following surgery. Also avoid sexual intercourse for 6 weeks following surgery, to allow time for a full recovery. If you are overweight or obese, this puts additional stress on the muscles and ligaments within your pelvis and vagina. Being overweight can significantly increase your risk of recurrence of the condition following surgery, due to the continual extra pressure in the area. Therefore, to minimize your risk as much as possible, and to ensure that the benefits of surgery last for as long as possible, you may want to consider weight loss. Strategies to reduce your weight (if you are overweight) include increasing your aerobic (fat-burning) exercise, and improving the health of your diet, among others. Click here for more information on how to lose weight safely and effectively if this is of interest to you. You will also want to ask your doctor to treat chronic conditions such as a persistent cough or ongoing constipation, which may put additional stress on your abdominal and pelvic floor muscles. While the specifics of recovery may vary on a case-by-case basis (depending upon the severity of your prolapse), surgery is generally very successful at treating vaginal prolapse. You can return to normal activity fully by six to nine weeks after surgery, and your surgeon can advise you on a plan for a gradual return to activity during this time period. Note that sexual problems may persist even after the surgery is complete. The surgery will most likely resolve the anatomic problem (the prolapse), but it will not necessarily resolve associated sexual challenges. If you are struggling to get your sex life back on track, you can ask your doctor for suggestions or for a referral to a physician who specializes in women's sexual health and wellbeing. Challenges that are common include pain with intercourse and decreased libido, among other things.

SUMMARY:
Avoid heavy lifting and other similar activities while you recover. Consider weight loss to prevent recurrence of your prolapse. Be aware of your expected recovery from vaginal prolapse.