Now that we have your attention, how about answering a few questions:

• Do you tend to limit your activities when you have your period for fear of having an "accident"?

• Do you experience severe cramps or heavy bleeding when you menstruate?

• Do you feel a heaviness in your lower abdomen, almost as if something within you is dropping?

• Do you have frequent and unexplained pelvic pressure or pain?

• Does a little urine escape when you laugh, sneeze or cough?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then it's time to figure out what's going on "down there."