There are a number of non-surgical treatments for prolapse depending on the type and severity of your prolapse, the severity of your symptoms, your age, your general health, and your personal preferences. Consider which symptoms you most want to improve and the results that would make treatment successful for you. This information will help you and your physician determine the treatment plan th...

BACKGROUND Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is usually benign, although serious complications may occur. It remains unclear whether the region of prolapsed mitral leaflets might affect prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate lesional differences of clinical courses of MVP. METHODS AND RESULTS We retrospectively investigated 128 MVP patients who had been followed up for for a mean of 56...

we studied 49 consecutive patients in whom the sites of mitral valve prolapse were confirmed at the time of operation. The study group consisted of 22 patients with anterior leaflet prolapse, 24 patients with posterior leaflet prolapse, and three patients with multiple scallop prolapse (one patient with both anterior leaflet and middle scallop prolapse, and two patients with both medial and lat...

Abstract Objective Pelvic floor dysfunction can manifest as a spectrum including anorectal dysfunction, vaginal prolapse, and urinary incontinence. Sacrospinous fixation is procedure performed by gynecologists to treat prolapse. The present study aims evaluate the impact of transvaginal prolapse surgery on function. Materials Methods We conducted retrospective review patients undergoing sacrosp...

OBJECTIVES To develop and validate a self-completion questionnaire for comprehensive assessment of the severity and impact of vaginal symptoms and related sexual matters, particularly those attributed to pelvic organ prolapse. To provide an instrument that can characterise the severity of these symptoms, measure their impact and evaluate treatment outcome. DESIGN Prospective development of th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence, social demographic characteristics and types of pelvic organ prolapse that patients present with at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). METHODS A descriptive study of pelvic organ prolapses at the Tamale Teaching Hospital from 1(st) January 2010 to 31(st) December 2011. RESULTS The 118 pelvic organ prolapse cases constituted (2.68%) of the 4403 gynaeco...

The prevalence of mitral valve prolapse was determined in two independent populations (6887 consecutive adults and children referred for echocardiography during a three year period and 206 non-referred first degree relatives of 65 patients with mitral valve prolapse). In the 118 adults with echocardiographic evidence of prolapse those aged greater than or equal to 50 years were significantly mo...