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Pelvic Support Problems

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and other tissues that form a sling or hammock across the pelvis. In women, it holds the uterus, bladder, bowel, and other pelvic organs in place so that they can work properly. The pelvic floor can become weak or be injured. The main causes are pregnancy and childbirth. Other causes include being overweight, radiation treatment, surgery, and getting older.

Common symptoms include:

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  1. Pelvic Floor Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and other tissues that form a sling or hammock across the pelvis. In women, it holds the uterus, bladder, bowel, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pelvicfloordisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Cystocele (Prolapsed Bladder) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    Bladder Diseases/Women ... Bladder Diseases ... Urinary Incontinence/Women ... Urinary Incontinence ... Pelvic Floor Disorders/Specifics ... Pelvic Floor Disorders ... National Institute ...
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../urologic-diseases/cystocele - External Health Links
  3. How Are Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs) Treated? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Treatments for pelvic floor disorders may be nonsurgical, surgical, or a combination. Some women who do not have symptoms may not need treatment.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../pelvicfloor/conditioninfo/treatment - External Health Links
  4. About Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs) From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    A pelvic floor disorder occurs when the pelvic muscles and connective tissue weaken or are injured. Learn more.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/pelvicfloor/conditioninfo - External Health Links
  5. How Are Pelvic Floor Disorders (PFDs) Diagnosed? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Pelvic Floor Disorders/Diagnosis and Tests ... Pelvic Floor Disorders
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../pelvicfloor/conditioninfo/diagnosed - External Health Links
  6. Cystocele (image) 
    A cystocele is an downward outpocketing or hernia of the bladder towards the vaginal opening. The weakening of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9064.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cystocele From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Pelvic Floor Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Pelvic Floor Disorders
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...="Cystocele"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  8. Anterior vaginal wall repair 
    Anterior vaginal wall repair is a surgical procedure. This surgery tightens the front ( anterior ) wall of the vagina. ... The anterior vaginal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003982.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pelvic Floor Disorders From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Pelvic Floor Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Pelvic Floor Disorders
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...elvic+Floor"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  10. Articles about Pelvic Floor Disorder | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    Pelvic Floor Disorder Featured Articles : Pelvic Floor Disorder April 05, 2019 Study connects dots between vaginal birth, pelvic floor disorder A recent NIH study found that women who gave ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/topic/pelvic-floor-disorder - MedlinePlus Magazine
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