Hello, Pinkies! 19 days until the launch of Dr. Lissa Rankin's book What's Up Down There? Questions You'd Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend, on shelves September 28 (preorder here)!  If you have a question you'd like Dr. Lissa Rankin to answer in her blog, please join the What's Up Down There posse in our Owning Pink community, and be sure to check the book tour page and Team Pink headquarters for all the deets on Lissa's upcoming travels...

Q: I don’t have a history of breast cancer in my family, but neither did my best friend who was diagnosed last year. Her experience really rattled me. I do my best to exercise, eat healthy and go for annual mammograms. But I’d still like to know if there’s a way to gauge my risk. Any suggestions?