Condition / Uterovaginal prolapse
i've got...
- Adenomyosis
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Candidiasis (thrush)
- Cervical cancer
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
- Endocrine problems
- Endometrial cancer
- Endometrial polyps
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Functional incontinence
- Menopause
- Normal for you (dysmenorrhoea)
- Ovarian cancer
- Ovarian cysts
- Pelvic infection
- Perimenopausal bleeding
- Period problems
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Precancerous cells in cervix
- Pregnancy
- Stress incontinence
- Subfertility
- Urge incontinence
- Uterine adhesion
- Uterovaginal prolapse
- Vulval cancer
which means...
Uterovaginal prolapse
In order to allow a woman pass a baby through her pelvis, many of the pelvic contents are held up by ligaments, forming a type of hammock that stops the contents of your pelvis falling out. When a woman pushes her baby out through her pelvis, the ligaments are stretched and quite often damaged. Although they initially recover, the damage results in the pelvic contents prolapsing down, causing discomfort. The walls of the vagina can prolapse (near the bladder = cystocele, near the bowel = rectocele, high up at the top of the vagina = enterocele), and the uterus can prolapse down (uterovaginal prolapse).
Getting help
If you wish to make an appointment to seek further advice and or treatment, please contact Dr Harrington's secretary.
how its treated...
- Anterior and posterior repair
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Hysterectomy
A total hysterectomy involves removal of the uterus and the cervix. The vagina is closed over at the top and remains the normal length. In some cases the ovaries are also removed at the time of the hysterectomy (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy).
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Pelvic floor exercises
Exercise to strengthen pelvic floor muscles.
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Pelvic floor repair
Surgery that repairs the perineum (the entrance to the vagina).
More information » - Surgery - designer vaginas
- Surgery for prolapse