S1 Ep38: Pelvic Organs Dropping? How to STOP the POP!

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) isn’t a sexy topic, but it’s an important one. Dropped bladders, dropped rectums, and/or a dropped uterus are common occurrences that are uncommonly talked about In this episode, Dr. Streicher covers: The Definition of PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE UTERINE Prolapse  Cystocele (BLADDER prolapse)  Rectocele (RECTAL Prolapse)  RISK factors for Pelvic Organ Prolapse SYMPTOMS of Pelvic Organ Prolapse SPLINTING- what it is and why women do it HISTORICAL treatments for POP The likelihood it will get WORSE TREATMENTS Pessaries  Estrogen therapy  SERM  Pelvic floor PT (Episode 39 -A Personal Trainer for Your Pelvic Floor)  Surgery Link to graphics:https://www.drstreicher.com/dr-streicher-blog/2015/8/uterine-prolapse-risks-symptoms-and-treatment?rq=cystocele uterine prolapse cystocele rectocele splinting For more information on this topic: The Essential Guide to HysterectomyLauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.                  Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTERDr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. Subscribe and Follow Dr. Streicher on DrStreicher.comInstagram @DrStreichTwitter       @DrStreicherFacebook  @DrStreicherYouTube  DrStreicherTVBooks by Lauren Streicher, MD Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and painHot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the HeatSex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex EverThe Essential Guide to Hysterectomy