prolapse
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Donna is one of an estimated 100,000 women in the UK who had the procedure to treat incontinence or prolapse.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
When these muscles become overly tight or loose, patients can experience issues like pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, and incontinence—which all have serious implications if left untreated.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
Shakira Hassan, a specialist women's health physiotherapist, treats a wide range of conditions including pelvic pain, bladder, bowel and prolapse issues, where pelvic organs have lowered out of place.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
Most commonly caused by childbirth, prolapse occurs when pelvic organs that serve as walls supporting the vagina collapse, like the cervix or the uterus.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2024
When the uterus lies in the vagina it is spoken of as prolapse, when it protrudes through the vulva it is procidentia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
A tribunal ruled that Tony Dixon, who used artificial mesh to treat prolapsed bowels at Southmead Hospital, in Bristol, and Spire Hospital, still posed a risk.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
The doctors’ verdict: Devi had suffered a prolapsed uterus and would need a hysterectomy.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Artrip, who has a prolapsed uterus that would make pregnancy risky, had also taken the morning-after pill, then tried to induce a miscarriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
Her doctor used a suction device to deliver her son, and afterward told her to expect problems with a prolapsed uterus.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2015
The prolapsed testicle was replaced, and the wound healed without serious effect.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
At nearly 18 weeks, Zurawski was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix, a condition that causes premature dilation and prolapsing membranes.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2023
Their eyes widen and fall at the same time as if their social skills are prolapsing, and their voice falters as they are the most honest they’ve been all year.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2016
The building next to us seems to be demolishing itself: huge ventilation panels, satellite dishes and other nondescript chunks of edifice-guttery keep prolapsing and crashing down onto its lower roof.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2015
