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  2. Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System - Wikipedia

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    The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantifications System (POP-Q) is a system for assessing the degree of prolapse of pelvic organs to help standardize diagnosing, comparing, documenting, and sharing of clinical findings. [1] [2] This assessment is the most frequently used [3] [4] among research publications related to pelvic organ prolapse. [4]

  3. Cul-de-sac hernia - Wikipedia

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    The equivalent structure in males is the rectovesical pouch, which is the pocket formed by the reflections of the peritoneum from the rectum to the male bladder. In terms of pelvic organ prolapse, a cul-de-sac hernia is located in the posterior compartment of the pelvis. [5]

  4. Template : Female diseases of the pelvis and genitals

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  5. What it’s like to have uterine prolapse: ‘It felt like I was ...

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    Treatments for mild uterine prolapse include “observation, pelvic floor physical therapy” or using a pessary, a flexible device that goes into the vagina to push up the uterus, explains Eilber.

  6. Uterine prolapse - Wikipedia

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    Uterine prolapse is a form of pelvic organ prolapse in which the uterus and a portion of the upper vagina protrude into the vaginal canal and, in severe cases, through the opening of the vagina. [4] It is most often caused by injury or damage to structures that hold the uterus in place within the pelvic cavity. [ 2 ]

  7. Pelvic organ prolapse - Wikipedia

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    Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is characterized by descent of pelvic organs from their normal positions into the vagina. In women, the condition usually occurs when the pelvic floor collapses after gynecological cancer treatment, childbirth or heavy lifting. [ 2 ]

  8. Vaginal introital laxity - Wikipedia

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    Pelvic floor muscle, being the major muscle supporting the pelvic organs such as the bladder and uterus, is especially vulnerable during vaginal delivery. [7] During childbirth, women are more likely to develop vaginal introital laxity, eventually leading to the weakening of pelvic floor muscles and may develop urinary symptoms such as OAB.

  9. Female genital disease - Wikipedia

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    Vaginal prolapse, otherwise known as pelvic organ prolapse, is when a person's vagina descends due to pelvic organ pressure or due to tissue injury and/or muscle weakness. [19] Some of the risk factors include previous pelvic surgeries as well as activities and conditions that increase intrabdominal pressure such as childbirth, obesity, and ...