Uterine Prolapse: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

UP, prolapsed uterus, pelvic organ prolapse, POP, urinary incontinence, UI, genitourinary prolapse, procidentia, pelvic relaxation, pelvic floor defects, multiparity, genital atrophy, hypoestrogenism, pelvic tumors, sacral nerve disorders, diabetic neuropathy, obesity, Marfan syndrome, lower urinary tract dysfunction, hydronephrosis, obstructive nephropathy, urinary retention, hysterectomy, sacral colpopexy, sacral uteropexy, sacropexy, hysteropexy, sacrospinous ligament fixation, modified McCall culdoplasty, iliococcygeus fascia suspension, Kegel exercises, pessary, pessaries

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

George Lazarou, MD, FACOG, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Health, Director, Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Jack D Weiler Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Chief, Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center.
George Lazarou, MD, FACOG is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Urogynecologic Society, and National Association for Continence
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Coauthor(s)

Richard J Scotti, MD, FACOG, FACS, Director of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Montefiore Medical Center, Chief, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery, North Central Bronx Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Richard J Scotti, MD, FACOG, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Jordan G Pritzker, MD, MBA, FACOG, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, Women's Comprehensive Health Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Physician-In-Charge, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
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