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Creating Awareness About Pelvic Organ Prolapse After Giving Birth
Hi members of the Pregnancy 18-24 Community!
I'm connecting to you from the Urogynecology Community; this is one of the new communities on MedHelp. Pelvic organ prolapse is an extremely common female health issue that most women aren't aware of until after they are diagnosed with it. Vaginal childbirth is the leading cause of POP; I feel strongly that all women should be aware of the causes and symptoms of POP. Of course this does not mean that all women having a vaginal delivery will get POP, just as some women who never give birth at all get POP. Women who have large birth weight babies, babies with large heads, forceps deliveries, and improperly repaired episiotomies are all predisposed to POP issues. I think our communities complement each other well am hopeful that if you have several of the symptoms of POP listed below, that you will dig into pelvic organ prolapse a bit to see if the shoe fits. Early recognition of POP will give you more choices for treatment. The most common symptoms of POP are:
Pressure in the vagina or rectum or both
Rectal pain
Urinary incontinence
Urine retention (you have to pee, it just won't come out)
Feels like your insides are falling out (you can see a bulge of tissue at end of vagina if you look with mirror)
Pelvic or abdominal pain or discomfort
Back pain
Heaviness in pelvic region
Constipation
Fecal incontinence
Tampons "push out"
Painful intercourse
Lack of sensation during sex.
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Urogynecology Community Leader
SherrieP
I'm connecting to you from the Urogynecology Community; this is one of the new communities on MedHelp. Pelvic organ prolapse is an extremely common female health issue that most women aren't aware of until after they are diagnosed with it. Vaginal childbirth is the leading cause of POP; I feel strongly that all women should be aware of the causes and symptoms of POP. Of course this does not mean that all women having a vaginal delivery will get POP, just as some women who never give birth at all get POP. Women who have large birth weight babies, babies with large heads, forceps deliveries, and improperly repaired episiotomies are all predisposed to POP issues. I think our communities complement each other well am hopeful that if you have several of the symptoms of POP listed below, that you will dig into pelvic organ prolapse a bit to see if the shoe fits. Early recognition of POP will give you more choices for treatment. The most common symptoms of POP are:
Pressure in the vagina or rectum or both
Rectal pain
Urinary incontinence
Urine retention (you have to pee, it just won't come out)
Feels like your insides are falling out (you can see a bulge of tissue at end of vagina if you look with mirror)
Pelvic or abdominal pain or discomfort
Back pain
Heaviness in pelvic region
Constipation
Fecal incontinence
Tampons "push out"
Painful intercourse
Lack of sensation during sex.
Every forum within MedHelp is dedicated to helping you find the information and support you need!
Urogynecology Community Leader
SherrieP
Yes, I think ALL women need to be aware of POP symptoms and causes and we need to start talking about it so it becomes common knowledge that gets passed down to the young blood. Hey Laura, you make me smile, this 56 year old chick finds her 50s to be the best decade yet-live life large ladies!
:)
Sher
:)
Sher
Oh, and it's pregnancy 18-34 forum, just stickin' up for us "old" ladies on here. ;)
I had never heard of "POP." Thank you for this very important and useful information.
I think its very important to get checked. Esp. for a problem like this. And to see what treatment there is for it.
Thanks to both of you ladies for your thoughts, I truly appreciate the input! I am hopeful that POP awareness will soon be a part of traditional pelvic exams!
Sher
Sher
Thanks for the post!!! Very informative, Im sure the rest of the ladies will think so too!
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