TY - BOOK AU - Palm,Sherrie TI - Pelvic organ prolapse: the silent epidemic SN - 9780985535636 PY - 2017///] CY - Milwaukee, WI PB - POP Publishing and Distribution KW - Pelvic floor KW - Diseases KW - Popular works KW - Uterus KW - Prolapse N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-159) and index; Foreword / by Roger Dmochowski, MD, MMHC, FACS -- Introduction: The vagina, the most stigmatized health frontier -- Pelvic organ prolapse : the basics -- Causes of pelvic organ prolapse -- Types of pelvic organ prolapse -- Symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse -- Symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse -- When to seek medical treatment -- Medical evaluation : what to expect -- Non-surgical treatment options -- Appendix A: Tips and tools -- Appendix B: Resources -- Appendix C: POP-RFQ N2 - The subliminal message the feminine gender receive from early childhood on is we should not look at, talk about, or acknowledge the vagina. It's no wonder women have a difficult time understanding female pelvic health, or interpreting symptoms such as incontinence, constipation, pelvic pain, or vaginal tissue bulge. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is estimated to impact 50% of the female population, and these symptoms along with others are clear indicators - yet women are seldom screened for POP during routine pelvic exams despite childbirth and menopause being leading POP causal factors ER -