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O642 Menopause: pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
Author(s) -
Mousa L.,
El Hemaly A.,
Kandil I.,
Serour A.,
El Sheikha K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)61015-8
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , menopause , gynecology , citation , pelvic floor , urology , library science , surgery , computer science
Pelvic support comes from pelvic floor muscles and surrounding tissues. When these tissues become weakened or stretched, pelvic organs such as the bladder, uterus, and rectum may drop and bulge into the vagina and sometimes prolapse past the vaginal opening. Symptoms of POP range from mild to severe and include pelvic pain, low back pain, leg fatigue, difficulty in urination and defecation, constipation, and painful sexual intercourse.