Individuals experiencing symptoms like painful urination, pain with erections or ejaculation, or difficulty emptying should consult a urologist to assess their pelvic floor.

“And if you're doing tons and tons of Kegels, then you will get a tight, short pelvic floor muscles, and you will then develop pelvic floor dysfunction. So it's really important to kind of understand those mechanics, which is why a lot of people think they know how to do Kegels, but they really don't. And so I always encourage people, if you have the time and the resources, to go to a pelvic floor physical therapist so they can really work with you and make sure you're doing them correctly.”