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Any woman who notices symptoms of a prolapsed bladder should see their doctor. A prolapsed bladder is commonly associated with prolapses of other organs within a woman’s pelvis.
A cystocele is a type of pelvic organ prolapse that allows your vaginal wall and bladder to bulge into your vagina. In a grade 2 cystocele, your bladder droops to the vaginal opening.
Anterior vaginal prolapse, also known as a cystocele (SIS-toe-seel) or a prolapsed bladder, is when the bladder drops from its usual position in the pelvis and pushes on the wall of the vagina.
A prolapsed bladder, or cystocele, occurs when tissues that support the bladder weaken or stretch, causing the bladder to descend into the vagina. Read about symptoms, surgery, and recovery time.
In people who have had a hysterectomy, the top of the vagina can lose its support and drop. This type of prolapse might involve the bladder and rectum. The small bowel is often involved. When it is, the bulge is called an enterocele. The surgeon might do the surgery through the vagina or abdomen.
Bladder prolapse (cystocele), or a dropped bladder, is one type of pelvic organ prolapse. The supportive tissues that normally hold up the bladder become weak, and the bladder can drop or fall inside the pelvis. The bladder can then hang down and press into the vagina.
Bladder prolapse can cause several symptoms, including a vaginal bulge, urinary incontinence, frequent voiding of the bladder, and more. There are three stages, or grades, of bladder prolapse.
A bladder prolapse (cystocele) is a common condition in which your bladder pushes into your vagina due to weakened pelvic muscles. It’s highly treatable with exercise or surgery. Bladder...
Pelvic organ prolapse is a surprisingly common condition. In fact, it’s estimated that about half of women over 50 have some level of prolapse. While any of the organs listed above can drop, the most common type of prolapse is a dropped bladder, also known as a cystocele.
Under normal conditions in women, the bladder is held in place by a "hammock" of supportive pelvic floor muscles and tissue. When these tissues are stretched and/or become weak, the bladder can drop and bulge through this layer and into the vagina. This results in bladder prolapse, also called cystocele.