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    Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Dec;19(6):895-911. Epub 2005 Sep 26.

    Classification and evaluation of prolapse.

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    Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark. lmou@glostruphosp.kbhamt.dk

    Abstract

    Pelvic organ prolapse is prevalent among older women. Milder stages of prolapse, cranial to the hymen, are common and usually symptomless. A specific symptom is a bulge outside the vagina. Functional symptoms from the bladder, bowel and sexual life frequently coexist without a known cause/effect relationship to prolapse. Prolapse should be measured by the validated internationally approved pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POPQ) system that can measure prolapse in the three compartments and three levels of the vagina. We should work on a common classification system and agreement in which symptoms should be recorded as related to prolapse and expected to improve by prolapse surgery.

    PMID:
    16185930
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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