Link found between muscle damage during childbirth, condition causing fallen bladder, uterus
...bladder and uterus, among 55 percent of women with prolapse and just 16 percent of women who don't have prolap...in the search to identify what causes pelvic organ prolapse and subsequent difficulties with other problems, such as incontinence," says lead author John O. L. ...Survey finds women suffer in silence with pelvic floor disorders
...pecially if they don't exercise. Uterine or rectal prolapse and incontinence can often ensue. The first course of action is medicine to treat the incontinence and Kegel exercises to strengthen the muscles around the bladder and sphincter. The next option is inipramine, an anti-depressant that stimulates the ...Routine procedure during childbirth provides no benefits, study review finds
...inst urinary or fecal incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse in the first three months to five years following delivery. "The literature we reviewed suggests that the outcomes with spontaneous tears, if they happen, are better than with episiotomy," said Dr. Katherine Hartmann, the lead author of the JAMA art...Program for abdominal and pelvic health offered at Rush University Medical Center
...s incontinence, endometriosis, constipation, organ prolapse and irritable bowel syndrome. "Many of these disorders cause severe discomfort. Our physicians employ state-of-the-art techniques to relieve the pain of cystitis, urinary infections, postprostatectomy, and other pelvic and rectal disorders." said Dr....