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Pelvic prolapse

Clinical Evidence Information provided by the publishes of the British Medical Journal including leaflets, guidelines and references.

BBC Health Unbiased information from the BBC.

Patient UK Provides information you would expect your GP to give you.

NHS Choices with information about uterine prolapse.

The Merck Manual A textbook style website with information about gynaecological disorders including genital tract prolapse.

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Uterovaginal prolapse

Prolapse (descent) of the vagina and/or uterus (womb) is a relatively common condition particularly in women who have had children and are post-menopausal. Common symptoms include a feeling of pressure in the vagina, lower abdominal discomfort or backache, and difficulty with passing urine or opening bowels. Conversely, prolapse can be accompanied by incontinence.

Not all prolapse requires treatment, and physiotherapy can help mild cases. If this proves unsuccessful, as it often does with more major degress of prolapse, surgical repair is the mainstay of treatment except in women who are relatively unfit, when mechanical devices inserted into the vagina can sometimes be used to control the prolapse.