Post Date April, 15 2023
The reason for genital ptosis is that the pelvic organs are sagging due to structural damage in proper position. Pregnancy and fertility, organ aging, pelvic surgery and other factors are many.
What are the causes of genital prolapse?
1. Pregnancy and delivery
The most important reason for genital prolapse is delivery. During pregnancy, changes in hormones and extra weight and stress of the baby will lead to weakening of the pelvic floor. In addition, vaginal delivery can lead to stretching or tearing of the supporting pelvic structure. Especially in the second stage of delivery, the pelvic floor will be damaged when the large baby delivered with instruments is delivered. The damage that usually occurs during pregnancy and childbirth is not noticed at that time, and the symptoms only develop in the life after menopause.
2. Menopause
Female hormone estrogen plays a vital role in maintaining pelvic floor strength. During menopause, the estrogen level of women decreases, resulting in weaker pelvic floor. At this time, lack of estrogen will usually aggravate the existing damage that may be caused by fertility or other factors. Due to the natural aging process, the supporting structure of the pelvis will also relax.
3. Abdominal compression
For example, obesity, chronic cough, smoking, bronchitis, asthma and other disease-related cough, weight lifting, tension during defecation, and the presence of pelvic fibroma bring pressure to the bottom of the pelvis. If these pressures continue for a long time, they will weaken the bottom of the basin.
4. Heredity
Some women are born with weak pelvic floor muscles, so the risk of prolapse is higher. Congenital defects explain why young women and women who have not had children droop.
5. Pelvic surgery
Women who have undergone pelvic organ prolapse surgery may suffer from other prolapse risks.
What are the types of genital prolapse?
There are many types of sagging. Pelvic organ ptosis can occur independently or together with other pelvic organ ptosis. According to the severity, the prolapse can be divided into the first, second and third grades.
1. Uterine ptosis
Uterine ptosis is due to the weakness or damage of the pelvic supporting structure, and the lower vaginal cavity of the uterus and cervix.
2. Bladder prolapse
When the wall tissue supporting the bladder and the vagina becomes weak, bladder prolapse occurs, and the bladder part falls and presses into the vaginal wall.
3. Urethroptosis
When the urethra descends and presses into the vaginal wall, the urethra droops. Urethral prolapse rarely occurs alone, but is usually accompanied by bladder prolapse.
4. Prolapse of anus
When the wall tissue supporting the vagina and rectum is weakened, rectal protrusion will occur, and when the rectum is allowed to fall and press into the vagina, anal prolapse will occur.
