Overview:
Pelvic organ prolapse can affect many women of all ages and can have a major impact on their quality of life. But there are effective treatments.
Pelvic organ prolapse
Causes symptoms of uterine prolapse
Treatments for uterine prolapse
Dr. Leslie Rickey, a urologist and urogynecologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Rickey is also an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Links:
Female Incontinence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRS6236NnV4
Uterine Prolapse – Causes and Treatments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96mOshZHFh4
Minimally Invasive Bladder Repair for Stress Urinary Incontinence
http://www.umm.edu/womenscenter/bladder_repair.htm
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery
http://www.umm.edu/womenscenter/div_uro.htm
Dr. Leslie Rickey
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/leslie_m_rickey.html
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August 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Wouldn’t a …
Wouldn’t a c-section cause more damage, since that in it’s self has it’s own risks?
August 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
i understand …
i understand another birth would have to be by c section.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
She didn’t say …
She didn’t say whether or not a woman with the prolapse can have more children afterward if her symptoms have subsided. I know some one who has the condition, and want’s to have more children. It’s been about 4 yrs since her last child. If anyone has the answer to that write me back.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I’m surprised that …
I’m surprised that (hourly for 6 weeks) kegel excercises weren’t mentioned as another option- especially for a 1st degree prolapse in younger women.
August 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
this is awesome. ty
this is awesome. ty
August 31st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Didn’t she just say …
Didn’t she just say that it was not a disease, and then turn around and call it a disease. Hum…