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Vaginal prolapse
by: argsummer on Thu, Aug 23 2007
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I’m 44 yrs old and have two kids. My youngest was born in 1997 and when I was pregnant I first felt the vaginal wall drop. The doctor assured me it was something that could happen and needed to insert a sponge to hold it up and do kegels. Sponge I did not insert. Kegels I did. Ten years down the line I have moved around and different docs. have given me various opinions.

Last year finally one gynec. advised surgery and I probably need to get rid of a lot of things. I am a total medical novice, and am scared out of my wits but I wish the doctor who I had gone to first had given me this option. Now I am told it is too late for correction and everything needs removed. I hate being at the mercy of doctors. How may obgyns do I need to consult to be absolutely sure that everything must go instead of repair? Can anyone advise? Thanks.
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  1. Tue, May 20 2008
    Please advise how you are doing now. I have surgery scheduled for two weeks from tomorrow Loisanne...Read
  2. Tue, Oct 02 2007
    I too am 44 years old and had a hysterectomy 3 years ago due to pelvic varicose veins and it was the best thing for me. I had lived for years with kn...Read
  3. Mon, Sep 17 2007
    You need to consult either a Urologist or a Urogynecologist that specializes in incontinence and prolapse...female health issues. I work in the field ...Read
  4. Wed, Aug 29 2007
    Yesterday, I went to my obgyn about an apparent vaginal/uterine prolapse with a rectocele & cystocele. He inserted donut pessary and is attending ...Read

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  • Vaginal prolapse - by argsummer - (Thu, Aug 23 2007)
    I’m 44 yrs old and have two kids. My youngest was born in 1997 and when I was pregnant I first felt the vaginal wall drop. The doctor assured me it was something that could happen and needed to insert a sponge to hold it up and do kegels. Sponge I did not insert. Kegels I did. Ten years down the line I have moved around and different docs. have given me various opinions. [more..]
  • Vaginal prolapse surgery - by Anne - (Mon, Aug 06 2007)
    I am 59 years old with one child born 25 years ago. I am menopausal and came off HRT last year after 10 years of trouble-free use of it. Since then my prolapse symptoms have worsened and I am scheduled for surgery on Tuesday 7th August. The surgeon is confident this will restore normal bowel function and allow my sex life to resume. [more..]

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