What is pelvic organ prolapse?

Uterine prolapse (or Pelvic organ prolapse) occurs when the female pelvic organs fall from their normal position, into or through the vagina.

How do members experience pelvic organ prolapse?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pelvic organ prolapse*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pelvic organ prolapse*

Who has pelvic organ prolapse on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 16
40s 40
50s 61
60s 67
70+ 60

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 246

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What is pelvic organ prolapse?

Uterine prolapse (or Pelvic organ prolapse) occurs when the female pelvic organs fall from their normal position, into or through the vagina.



Common symptoms reported by people with pelvic organ prolapse

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for pelvic organ prolapse

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Compare treatments taken by people with pelvic organ prolapse

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Who has pelvic organ prolapse on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 103 say pelvic organ prolapse is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 16
40s 40
50s 61
60s 67
70+ 60
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 14
30-39 years 32
40-49 years 26
50-59 years 17
60-69 years 8
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 246

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 123
Not Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from pelvic organ prolapse patients who have completed their condition history
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