prolapse

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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

She had been admitted to hospital on 7 February following a sudden loss of mobility in her lower limbs after a disc prolapse.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

Wendy Gibbs, 80, had been due to be operated on by Marc Lamah to repair a pelvic prolapse at a private hospital in Brighton, run by Nuffield Health.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

A common treatment for prolapse, a device called a pessary, actually resembles a menstrual cup.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

Other atrophic changes in the genitalia are shriveling of the vulva, with prolapse of the vagina or uterus from relaxation of the ligaments and loss of the natural support afforded by the changed perineal body.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)