Uterine prolapse is a condition in which the muscles and tissues around your uterus become weak, causing your uterus to sag or drop down into your vagina.
Women with mild cases of pelvic organ prolapse may not experience any symptoms. However, as the uterus slips further out of position, it can place pressure on other pelvic organs causing a variety of symptoms, such as:
Heaviness
Pain or pressure in the pelvis
Recurrent bladder infections
Lower back pain
Who is at risk of developing uterine prolapse?
Uterine prolapse is a common condition, but women who are postmenopausal or who have had more than one vaginal delivery are at highest risk.
How is uterine prolapse diagnosed?
Your doctor will perform a pelvic examination to determine if your uterus has lowered from its normal position.
How is uterine prolapse treated?
For moderate to severe cases of pelvic organ prolapse, the most effective treatment option and “gold standard of care” is sacrocolpopexy. This option uses a surgical mesh to hold the uterus in place.
Hoag offers the more precise and less-invasive robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy, which allows surgeons to more clearly view the pelvic structures using 3D technology. Robotic-assisted surgery provides many benefits to patients, including less postoperative pain, less risk of complications, a shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery.