Have you noticed an unusual bulge in your vagina or a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area? Maybe you’re fine in the morning, but by evening, things feel... off. These could be signs of a ...

Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when a pelvic organ, such as the bladder, drops or prolapses from its normal position in the lower belly and pushes against the walls of the vagina. More than one pelvic ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just had a total hysterectomy due to an abnormal Pap smear. At that time, my bladder was also corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most ...

Dear Doctor: I’m a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting ...

Pelvic organ prolapse, referred to as POP, affects millions of women every year, but many have never heard of it or know exactly what it is. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists ...

When you envision the complicated inner machinery in women's bodies — and all the pushing and pulling that goes on with pregnancy and childbirth — it's no surprise that as the years roll by and ...

Dear Doctor: I am a woman in my early 70s who has been diagnosed with a bladder prolapse. I have no symptoms and was told I don't need surgery until symptoms appear. I have since learned that this ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: I have been diagnosed with a prolapsed bladder. I do not experience urinary leakage or other symptoms. Is there an exercise to correct the problem? DEAR READER: A prolapse means that ...

For clinicians, bladder stones (vesical calculi) are less a disease and more a symptom of a deeper problem, usually stasis or ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I just had a total hysterectomy. At that time, my bladder also was corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most important in my recovery? A: ...

When it comes to conditions that can afflict the female anatomy, pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is usually not the first that comes to mind, yet it is extremely common, affecting almost 3.5 million women ...