The exact prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse is difficult to establish. The anatomical
changes do not always consist with the severity or the symptoms associated with prolapse …

BACKGROUND The existence of stem/progenitor cells in the endometrium was postulated
many years ago, but the first functional evidence was only published in 2004. The …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the lifetime risk of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery, pelvic
organ prolapse (POP) surgery, or both using current, population-based surgical rates from …

Introduction and hypothesis The aim was to determine the incidence and prevalence of
pelvic organ prolapse surgery and describe how outcomes are reported. Methods Every 4 …

Importance More than 225 000 surgeries are performed annually in the United States for
pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is considered the most durable …

Introduction and hypothesis Female pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition,
with a lifetime risk for surgery of 10–20%. Prolapse procedures are known to have a high …

Objective We aimed to systematically review the literature on apical pelvic organ prolapse
surgery with uterine preservation compared with prolapse surgeries including hysterectomy …

Introduction and hypothesis This narrative review describes the existing epidemiologic
literature and identifies gaps regarding pelvic organ prolapse (POP) prevalence, incidence …

Please cite this paper as: Gyhagen M, Bullarbo M, Nielsen T, Milsom I. Prevalence and risk
factors for pelvic organ prolapse 20 years after childbirth: a national cohort study in singleton …

A woman's lifetime risk of surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is 12-19% with over 300
000 prolapse surgeries performed annually in the US alone. 1-3 POP accounts for about 15 …