uterine prolapse – symptoms and diagnosis

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Page 1: Uterine Prolapse – Symptoms and Diagnosis
Page 2: Uterine Prolapse – Symptoms and Diagnosis

The danger of having a prolapse uterusimproves as a female ages and estrogen levels

reduces. Injuries to pelvic muscles & tissuesat the time of pregnancy and child birth might

also guide to prolapse. Females who’ve hadmore than 1 vaginal birth, and post-menopausal females are at higher risk.

According to a clinical report, any

activity that puts strain on the pelvic musclescan improve your possibility of a uterine

prolapse. Other features that can amplify yourrisk for the condition comprise obesity,

chronic constipation, chronic coughing, anddamage during childbirth.

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Women who’ve a negligible uterineprolapse mayn’t have any symptoms. Mild

to extreme prolapse may cause symptomslike:

Feeling like you’re sitting on afootball

Vaginal bleeding or improveddischarge

Issues with sexual activities

Seeing the womb coming out fromthe vagina

Regular bladder infections

constipation

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Physician can detect uterine prolapse by assessing your

symptoms and doing a pelvic test. During this test, your

physician will put in a speculum to test the birth canal

and womb. To determine the degree of prolapse, your

physician may ask you to “bear down” as if you were

having a bowel movement.

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Treatment isn’t always essential for this condition. In extreme condition, talk with your physician regarding which treatment option is suitable for you.

Non surgical uterine prolapse treatment Australia includes:

Weight loss

Ignoring heavy lifting

Kegel exercises (pelvic floor workouts that assist reinforce the vaginal muscles)

Estrogen replacement treatment

Pessary (a device slotted into the birth canal that fits under the cervix and helps push up and alleviate the cervix and uterus)

Using pelvic floor exerciser

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Uterine prolapsed mayn’t be preventable in each

circumstance. However, there’re things you can do to

decrease your risk, including getting regular physical

workout, maintaining a balanced weight, doing kegel

workouts, and employing estrogen treatment during

menopause.

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