Anne-Cécile Pizzoferrato, Caroline Thuillier, Aurélien Vénara, Nicole Bornsztein, Sylvain Bouquet, Mélanie Cayrac, Martine Cornillet-Bernard, Odile Cotelle, Florence Cour, Sophie Cretinon, Pia De Reilhac, Jérôme Loriau, Françoise Pellet, Marie-Aimée Perrouin-Verbe, Anne-Gaëlle Pourcelot, Christine Revel-Delhom, Benoit Steenstrup, Thomas Vogel, Loïc Le Normand, Xavier Fritel
When a patient presents with symptoms suggestive of pelvic organ prolapse (POP), clinical evaluation should include an assessment of symptoms, their impact on daily life and rule out other pelvic pathologies. The prolapse should be described compartment by compartment, indicating the extent of the externalization for each. The diagnosis of POP is clinical. Additional exams may be requested to explore the symptoms associated or not explained by the observed prolapse. Pelvic floor muscle training and pessaries are non-surgical conservative treatment options recommended as first-line therapy for pelvic organ prolapse...
March 2023: Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction