prolapse
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Mesh was considered to be the gold standard treatment for incontinence and prolapse in women for years.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
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
Pelvic mesh was considered the gold-standard treatment for incontinence and prolapse in women for many years, to give weak or damaged tissue extra support.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 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
Straining efforts made in defaecation may often account for prolapse of the lower end of the rectum through the anus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
A tribunal ruled that Tony Dixon, who used artificial mesh to treat prolapsed bowels at Southmead Hospital, in Bristol, and Spire Hospital, still posed a risk.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
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
In these the external wounds were often large, the omentum was not rarely prolapsed, and escape of fæces sometimes occurred early.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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
