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Prevention
You can take some simple steps to limit stress on the pelvic support system, especially if you have given birth. Limit heavy lifting and avoid unnecessary straining to have bowel movements. Avoid smoking so that you have a lower risk of chronic cough. Maintain a normal body weight through careful diet and exercise.
Estrogen supplements after menopause have been credited with helping to maintain strong pelvic muscles and ligaments, but there is no strong evidence that hormone...
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Uterine Fibroids: Do You Need a Hysterectomy?
Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery performed in the United States with over 600,000 performed each year. [1] Many doctors... Read more »
Risk Factors for Prolapse
Prolapse in women has been associated with many factors. Studies have implicated pregnancy, aging, hormonal status, obesity and weight... Read more »
The Year of the Pelvis: Women, Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), and...
A family member called me this week regarding a friend who was having a painful pressure sensation in her pelvic area. After testing... Read more »
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Uterine prolapse
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Uterine prolapse is falling or sliding of the uterus from its normal position in the pelvic cavity into the vaginal canal. Alternative Names ... Read more »
Q&A: How to remedy a prolapsed bladder after surgery
One woman wants to know whether she has to undergo surgery again after a recurring bladder prolapse. According to Doctor Ahmad Hamidinia, there is a... Read more »
Prolapsed Uterus
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Prolapse refers to a collapse, descent, or other change in the position of the uterus in relation to surrounding structures in the pelvis.The pelvis... Read more »
Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
HysterectomyHysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. The ovaries may also be removed, although this is not necessary for fibroid... Read more »
Vaginal Prolapse
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Vaginal prolapse implies that the vagina is stretched so that its front wall bulges (a cystocele) or its back wall bulges (a rectocele) when a woman... Read more »
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