Pelvic Organ Prolapse

OB-GYN providers in Faribault, Minnesota, treat pelvic organ prolapse.

When the muscles and ligaments supporting a woman's pelvic organs weaken, the pelvic organs can drop lower in the pelvis, creating a bulge in the vagina (prolapse). Women most commonly develop pelvic organ prolapse years after childbirth, after a hysterectomy or after menopause. If you have symptoms, such as a feeling of pressure in your pelvic area, see your health care provider.

Symptoms

Women can have one or a combination of symptoms, depending on the location and severity of their prolapses:

• A feeling of fullness or pressure in your pelvis and vagina.
• A bulge of tissue in your vagina that you can see or feel. Leaking urine or difficulty urinating.
• Urgent need to urinate.
• Need to cross legs before coughing to prevent urine leaks.
• Need to physically push a bulge in when urinating to allow urine to pass. 
• Increased pelvic pressure when you strain, cough, bear down or lift.
• Problems having sexual intercourse.

Gokhan Anil, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology, discusses pelvic organ prolapse.