What is pelvic organ prolapse?

Uterine prolapse (or Pelvic organ prolapse) occurs when the female pelvic organs fall from their normal position, into or through the vagina.

How do members experience pelvic organ prolapse?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pelvic organ prolapse*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pelvic organ prolapse*

*Data from patients with pelvic organ prolapse, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with pelvic organ prolapse*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pelvic organ prolapse (1)

*Data from patients with pelvic organ prolapse, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has pelvic organ prolapse on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 16
40s 40
50s 52
60s 65
70+ 58

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 232