Solid evidence
Backed by published, peer-reviewed research you can open and read. We link it, and we don't overstate it.
THE SCIENCE
The evidence, in plain sight.
This page is our receipt. For every claim we make, you'll find the source - and an honest label for how strong that evidence actually is. Where the research is solid, we say so. Where it's early, we say that too.
Real, public sources
Three evidence tiers
What we don't claim
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE
Three labels. No guesswork.
Every claim on our whole site falls into one of these three buckets - and we tell you which.
Early, but honest
Some research exists, but it's limited or early. We say "designed to support" - never "clinically proven".
Off the table
Claims we refuse to make - even though you'll see them all over this category.
PRODUCT BY PRODUCT
What the research actually says.
Ansa: pelvic floor training
Pelvic floor muscle training is one of the most studied, first-line approaches for stress urinary incontinence in women - the leaks that come with a laugh, a sneeze or a workout. A Cochrane systematic review found women who trained their pelvic floor were more likely to report improvement than those who didn't.
The honest nuance: that strong evidence is for training the muscles. Ansa uses gentle EMS to help you locate and activate them - a common assist, but one with more limited evidence than voluntary training alone. So we say Ansa is designed to support your pelvic floor training, not a guaranteed fix.
Solis: red light, honestly
Red light (photobiomodulation) has a real research base in other areas of the body. For at-home intimate use specifically, the evidence is still early and limited. So here's our line, plainly: Solis is designed to support comfort and local circulation as a gentle, non-hormonal ritual. We can't - and won't - tell you it restores tissue, reverses anything, or rebuilds collagen.
UNDER THE HOOD
How they're thought to work.
Ansa - EMS
A mild electrical pulse prompts the pelvic floor muscles to contract - the same motion as a Kegel, without having to find it yourself. That muscles contract under EMS is well-established physiology; how much that improves outcomes versus voluntary training is where the evidence is thinner, and we don't pretend otherwise.
Solis - red light
Red light is thought to be absorbed by tissue and influence local blood flow. For intimate wellness this is a working idea supported by early research, not a settled mechanism - which is exactly why we label it emerging rather than proven.
THE LINE WE HOLD
What we don't claim.
You'll see all of these across this category. You won't see them from us - because we can't link any of them to evidence that holds up.
- Cure or treat any condition
- Reverse or "restore" vaginal atrophy
- Rebuild collagen or elastin
- "Clinically proven" without a study you can open
- A percentage ("93% of women...") with no source
- "FDA-cleared" unless the specific product truly is
- Permanent results
- Anonymous "experts" you can't verify
SHOW YOUR WORK
The sources.
Pelvic floor muscle training improves stress urinary incontinence Well-supported
A Cochrane systematic review of pelvic floor muscle training in women reported that those who trained were more likely to see improvement than those who didn't.
EMS assists pelvic floor muscle activation Emerging
EMS causing muscle contraction is established physiology; evidence that EMS-assisted training beats voluntary training is more limited.
Red light supports intimate comfort and circulation Emerging
Where we mark a claim Well-supported, the source opens to a real, public page. Where we mark it Emerging, we're telling you the evidence isn't there yet — so we make no performance promise. If a Well-supported source doesn't open, that's a bug — tell us.
Every source here should open to a real, public page. If one doesn't, that's a bug - tell us and we'll fix it.
USE IT SAFELY
Safety, and when to check first.
Vitalis products are wellness devices, not medical treatments. Talk to a qualified professional before you start if any of these apply:
- You're pregnant or recently postpartum
- You have a pacemaker or other implanted electronic device (Ansa / EMS)
- You have an IUD, an active infection, pelvic pain, or unusual bleeding
- You have any medical condition you're unsure about
Stop use if you feel pain, irritation or bleeding. Sessions should feel gentle - never painful.
Read it, then decide.
The Ansa trainer and the Solis wand - two products, one standard. The evidence is on the table; the choice is yours.