prolapse
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"I'd never even heard the term prolapse before," she says, and since talking openly about it she's realised it's often a "taboo" subject despite being very common.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
When these muscles become overly tight or loose, patients can experience issues like pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, and incontinence—which all have serious implications if left untreated.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
Shakira Hassan, a specialist women's health physiotherapist, treats a wide range of conditions including pelvic pain, bladder, bowel and prolapse issues, where pelvic organs have lowered out of place.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
Estimates vary but around 50% of people who have had babies experience some degree of prolapse and the use of forceps or a vacuum during birth increases the risk.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2024
Two months afterwards she realized that she was also cured of a prolapse of the uterus which she had not mentioned to me, and of which she was not thinking when she made her autosuggestion.
From Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion by Emile Coué
A surgeon found to have left patients in "agony" after using artificial mesh to treat prolapsed bowels faces allegations he falsified medical notes.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
The doctors’ verdict: Devi had suffered a prolapsed uterus and would need a hysterectomy.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
The Doctors An update on a woman who underwent surgery for a prolapsed uterus; nutrition trends; bad grammar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
Her doctor used a suction device to deliver her son, and afterward told her to expect problems with a prolapsed uterus.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2015
A most important point in the management of Piles, and one often neglected, is to replace the prolapsed tumors.
From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by B. L. (Benjamin L.) Hill
At nearly 18 weeks, Zurawski was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix, a condition that causes premature dilation and prolapsing membranes.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2023
Their eyes widen and fall at the same time as if their social skills are prolapsing, and their voice falters as they are the most honest they’ve been all year.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2016
The building next to us seems to be demolishing itself: huge ventilation panels, satellite dishes and other nondescript chunks of edifice-guttery keep prolapsing and crashing down onto its lower roof.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2015
