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Christopher
Maher Urogynaecologist |
Phone: (07) 3876 7272 |
What problems does
prolapse cause?
Many women with mild to moderate prolapse are
unaware of the problem. Most symptoms of prolapse are generalizable to all sorts
of prolapse and usually deteriorate as the day progresses and improve with lying
down. These include
- Bulge, heaviness or dragging sensation
- Backache
- Vaginal irritation or dryness
- Need to push the vagina back especially after
straining (defecation)
- Intercourse impossible or embarrassing
Bladder symptoms that can be associated with
prolapse include
- Urinary frequency and urgency
- Stress incontinence
- Voiding difficulties
- Inability to pass urine without reducing the
prolapse back into the vagina
- Rarely the upper renal tracts can be
obstructed due to kinking of the ureters (drain kidneys to bladder)
Vaginal prolapse can also cause bowel symptoms
including
- Incomplete bowel emptying
- Obstruction at defecation due to faeces
lodging in the rectocele
- Constipation may be caused by the rectocele
- The need to reduce prolapse to empty the bowel
- If the rectum prolapses out of the vagina
fecal incontinence may occur.
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