If you have pelvic organ prolapse you ll notice a bulge at the opening of the vagina.
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Uterine prolapse occurs when pelvic floor muscles and ligaments stretch and weaken and no longer provide enough support for the uterus.
In fact about one third of all women are affected by prolapse or similar conditions over their lifetime.
Each year mayo clinic doctors care for about 2 900 women with pelvic organ prolapse.
Vaginal prolapse happens when the muscles that support the organs in a woman s pelvis weaken.
This team includes gynecologists and urologists.
But it often affects postmenopausal women who ve had one or more vaginal deliveries.
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This weakening allows the uterus urethra bladder or rectum to droop down into the vagina.
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In pelvic organ prolapse the pelvic floor muscles weaken causing one or more of the pelvic organs to fall downward into or out of the vagina.
As a result the uterus slips down into or protrudes out of the vagina.
Pelvic organ prolapse a type of pelvic floor disorder can affect many women.