Tag Archives: Pelvic organ prolapse

POP, SUI Linked To Increased Risk Of Constipation, Study Reveals

POP, SUI Linked To Increased Risk Of Constipation, Study Reveals

It has long been acknowledged by medical experts that constipation is among the leading risk factors of pelvic floor disorders, particularly pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Based on a study conducted not too long ago, it would appear this also applies the other way around, which means constipation may develop among […]

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Low Levels Of Vitamin D Associated With Pelvic Floor Disorders

Low Levels Of Vitamin D Associated With Pelvic Floor Disorders

Vitamin D has always been recognized by medical experts as a vital factor in health maintenance by helping in bone development, strengthening of the immune system, aiding in weight loss, reducing the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, osteoporosis, and diabetes. The list of medical conditions affected by vitamin D may increase with a […]

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Doctor Says Prolift Should Not Have Been Sold

Doctor Says Prolift Should Not Have Been Sold

Court records reveal that long before the Prolift vaginal mesh was made available to the market, there were already opposition and dissent coming from a number of experts from within the company. Members of the research team believed that the mesh used for the Prolift was not fit for implantation on the human body. These […]

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Success Rate Of Vaginal Vault Prolapse Surgery Very Low, Surgeons Claim

Success Rate Of Vaginal Vault Prolapse Surgery Very Low, Surgeons Claim

  Medical experts say that as high as 45 percent of women who had undergone hysterectomy to repair a prolapse of the uterus may end up suffering a different kind of prolapse, referring to the prolapse of the vaginal vault. Making matters worse, complication rates for those who had vaginal vault prolapse repairs may be […]

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