Pelvic floor disorders commonly affect women and may cause distress and difficulty with
daily functions and self-image. Urinary incontinence may present as stress incontinence …

Sexual dysfunction is one of the symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) that
motivates women to seek medical help. Women with POP are likely to restrict sexual activity …

Anterior vaginal prolapse (AVP) is the most common form of pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
and has deleterious effects on women's health. Despite recent advances in AVP diagnosis …

Objective To compare success and complication rates of apical suspension procedures for
the surgical management of symptomatic uterine or vaginal vault prolapse. Target …

Background: Polypropylene (PP) pelvic mesh is a synthetic mesh made of PP polymer used
to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Its use has become highly controversial due to reports …

Background Sacrocolpopexy is the gold standard procedure for treating pelvic organ
prolapse (POP) patients with apical defects. Different surgical approaches have emerged …

Background Hypoxia induces cell apoptosis in the uterosacral ligaments of patients with
pelvic organ prolapse by upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α). This study …

Introduction and hypothesis Epidemiological studies aimed at pelvic organ prolapse and its
risk factors can help to identify women at a higher risk and therefore promote prevention …

The study aim was to evaluate the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse using claim data of
South Korea and to evaluate treatment patterns. The Korea National Health Insurance …

Background Previous observational studies have reported that lifestyle factors, metabolic
factors and socioeconomic status are associated with the development of female pelvic …