Pelvic Floor Checklist

• Do you leak urine with any activity or exercise?

• Do you go to the toilet more than once every 2-3 hours?

• Do you experience a strong urge to go to the bathroom and difficulty holding on?

• Are you unable to stop the flow of urine? (Please note that we do NOT encourage this as an exercise but can be a helpful once-off test)

• Do you have difficulty starting the stream of urine?

• Are you unable to completely empty your bladder?

• Do you experience difficulty holding stool in?

• Do you have any trouble getting everything out?

• Do you experience constipation and require to strain to empty your bowels?

• Do you have ANY pain with sex? Keep in mind that 'pain' can range from mild discomfort to intense, sharp burning pain.

• Do you struggle to reach orgasm?

• Do you have any discomfort or pain around the vulva (or labia) with tight clothing or light touch to the area?

• Do you experience any pain with the use of tampons or during a pap smear?

• Do you have any pain with urinating or bowel movements?

• Do you have any pain in the vagina?

• Do you have any sharp stabbing pains into the rectum OR abdomen?

• Do you feel any heaviness or pressure in the vagina or rectum?

• Have you noticed a bulge into the vagina or the feeling of something 'falling out'?

• Do you have tailbone pain lasting more than one month?

• Do you have pain in your pubic bone, sacroiliac joint (SIJ), lower back, hip or groin that doesn't respond to regular treatment?

• Do you experience a lot of abdominal cramping pain with periods?