Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you noticed an unusual bulge in your vagina or a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area? Maybe you’re fine in the morning, ...
Q: I’m a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting; some ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just had a total hysterectomy due to an abnormal Pap smear. At that time, my bladder was also corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most ...
As a urogynecologist I care exclusively for women with pelvic floor problems. These are the women with leaking bladders and weak supporting tissues allowing the vaginal walls to bulge outside. Pelvic ...
Vaginal prolapse happens when the vaginal wall weakens and drops. Treatments include pelvic floor exercises, pessaries, and sometimes surgery. Symptoms might be a feeling of vaginal fullness or ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For many adult women, supporting tissues in and around their vagina weaken to the point where the bladder and other organs descend from their normal position, creating a hernia into ...
In a Health Notification issued in October 2008 and updated in July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical ...
Dear Doctor: I’m a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting ...
Prolapse is a common medical condition that occurs when the structures designed to keep organs in place weaken or stretch, causing them to literally “fall out of place.” The term can be used to ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just had a total hysterectomy due to an abnormal Pap smear. At that time, my bladder was also corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most ...
Q: I'm a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting; some ...