Vaginal prolapse happens when the muscles that support the organs in a female’s pelvis weaken. This allows the uterus, urethra, bladder, or rectum to droop into and sometimes protrude out of the ...

- In women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), continence surgery at the same time as POP surgery likely improves rates of SUI after surgery. In continent women ...

A. This non-life-threatening condition occurs in a woman when damage to the connective tissue and muscles holding up the vagina, uterus, and cervix causes these organs to prolapse, or drop, from their ...

A pessary is a device that manages pelvic organ prolapse without surgery. You insert the device into your vagina, where it supports your uterus, vagina, bladder, or rectum. Some types of pessaries ...

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 ...

Kate Hickey was at a trampoline park with her children when she felt pressure in her pelvic area and knew something was wrong ...

A repair procedure isn’t necessary for everyone who develops a rectocele, but it may be the treatment of choice when symptoms can’t be managed conservatively. A rectocele is a type of pelvic organ ...

The vagina is a muscular tube connecting the outside of the body to the uterus. The vagina expands and produces more lubrication when aroused. The clitoris has many nerve endings and helps achieve ...

September 19, 2011 (Providence, Rhode Island) — The degree of cervical descent seen with a Valsalva maneuver during an examination in the physician's office is often quite different from that seen ...