Prolapse

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Pelvic organ prolapses (POP) occurs when the vagina, rectum and/or uterus have dropped from their normal position in the pelvis and protrude through the vaginal wall. Your pelvic floor muscles and the connective tissue support these organs.

Symptoms:

- Lower back and abdominal discomfort

- Protruding of organ from the vaginal opening

- Loss of bladder or bowel control

- Difficulty voiding

- Urinary frequency

- Problems with bowel movements

- Feeling of pelvic/ vaginal heaviness, bulging, fullness or pain

- Recurrent bladder infection /excessive vaginal discharge

- Discomfort or lack of sensation with intercourse

Different Pelvic Organ Prolapses

BLADDER: CYSTOCOELE/URETHROCOELE

As the front wall of the vagina stretches or loses its securement to the pelvis, it drops, rotating down into and sometimes out of the vagina . The bladder that rest on the area of the vagina drops out of position.

VAGINAL VAULT

In woman who have had hysterectomies and no longer have a uterus, the top of the vagina drops into the lower vagina.

RECTUM: RECTOCOELE

As the back wall of the vagina loses it support, the rectum can balloon up into and sometimes out of, the vaginal opening.

SMALL BOWEL (INTESTINE): ENTEROCOELE

Prolapse of the small bowel pushes the vagina towards the opening.

UTEROCOELE: PROLAPSE OF THE UTERUS INTO THE VAGINA