Vaginal prolapse

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Female genital prolapse

Overview

Vaginal prolapse is characterized by a portion of the vaginal canal protruding from the opening of the vagina. The condition usually occurs when the pelvic floor collapses as a result of childbirth and is inherent among tall Caucasian women.

Types of vaginal prolapse

• Cystocele (bladder into vagina)
• Enterocele (small intestine into vagina)
• Rectocele (rectum into vagina)
• Urethrocele (urethra into vagina)
• Uterine prolapse (uterus into vagina)
• Vaginal vault prolapse (roof of vagina, after hysterectomy)

Treatment

Vaginal prolapses must be treated according to the severity of symptoms. They can be treated:

• With conservative measures (changes in diet and fitness, Kegel exercises, etc.)
• With a pessary, to provide support to the weakened vaginal walls
• With surgery. A new minimally invasive surgical procedure is effective in restoring a woman's anatomy to the condition it was before childbirth with a recovery time of only 2 weeks. It is performed vaginally using a laparoscope and surgical mesh to repair the cystocele and rectocele and a laser to tighten the vaginal canal creating a natural support for the uterus.

Related Chapter

• Prolapse

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• Selected abstracts from recent medical literature on vaginal and uterine prolapse