If you’re over 45 and like millions of other women, you may be suffering from something that few women know about: pelvic prolapse. Pelvic prolapse is when the organs inside your pelvis (your bladder, ...

Vaginal prolapse, also known as pelvic organ prolapse (POP), happens when the vagina slips out of place and drops toward the vaginal canal. Sometimes the vagina will move only slightly. In other cases ...

Constipation may be both a symptom and cause of pelvic organ prolapse. Weakened pelvic floor muscles can increase the risk of both. A pelvic organ prolapse is a condition that happens when one of your ...

Prolapse (when the organs inside your pelvis, such as your bladder, vagina, uterus, cervix, and rectum, drop or fall) is a common condition. However, many women are unaware that treatment options are ...

Bloating is one possible symptom of a pelvic organ prolapse, but it’s not usually the main one. There are several other prolapse symptoms. A pelvic organ prolapse occurs when one or more pelvic region ...

Pelvic floor issues affect up to 30% of women. Joan Blomquist, M.D., chair of the Department of Gynecology at GBMC HealthCare, says that doesn't mean women have to live with those symptoms. The two ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with pessary therapy, women who underwent surgery for symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse reported ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with higher BMI, greater anatomical failure and smoking had a greater recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse ...

As the average age of first-time US mothers increases, age at first vaginal delivery appears to predict pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic organ prolapse (POP), a recent review of the limited ...

A uterosacral ligament suspension surgery is a type of surgical procedure, generally, that’s done after a hysterectomy — a surgical procedure to remove the uterus. The goal of this surgical procedure ...