S1 Ep38: Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP!

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) isn’t a sexy topic, but it’s an important one. Dropped bladders, dropped rectums, and/or a dropped uterus are common occurrences that are uncommonly talked about 

In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers:

• The Definition of PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
  • UTERINE Prolapse 
  • Cystocele (BLADDER prolapse) 
  • Rectocele (RECTAL Prolapse) 
• RISK factors for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• SYMPTOMS of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• SPLINTING- what it is and why women do it
• HISTORICAL treatments for POP
• The likelihood it will get WORSE
• TREATMENTS
  • Pessaries 
  • Estrogen therapy 
  • SERM 
  • Pelvic floor PT (Episode 39 -A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor) 
  • Surgery

Link to graphics:https://www.drstreicher.com/dr-streicher-blog/2015/8/uterine-prolapse-risks-symptoms-and-treatment?rq=cystocele

• uterine prolapse
• cystocele
• rectocele
• splinting

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Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.

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