Dr. Rachel Rubin

So what is that like?

So your pelvis, everybody's pelvis, if you have a pelvis, it is bones that are surrounded by very thick, big muscles.

And these muscles are so important.

They're called the pelvic floor muscles, and they help so you don't, you know, fart in public.

Right.

They help.

So you can hold your urine.

They help release the urine.

They help relax enough to have sex.

They help, you know, they contract delightfully when you have an orgasm.

Right.

They like these muscles and there are superficial ones and there are deeper ones and they're very big muscles.

And I don't know about you, but when I'm working all day at a computer, like I get sore muscles sort of in my neck.

That's where I get, you know, my muscles tighten up.

Well, listen, I work in Washington, D.C.

We're full of a lot of tight asses in Washington, D.C.

But what can happen is you can feel those muscles in your pelvis sort of tighten up.

Right.

And so what can happen is people can hold their stress or there can be problems or things like endometriosis or problems that can tighten these muscles.

Right.