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Pelvic organ prolapse : the silent epidemic / Sherrie Palm.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Milwaukee, WI : POP Publishing and Distribution, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Third editionDescription: xii, 163 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780985535636
  • 0985535636
  • 9780985535643
  • 0985535644
Other title:
  • POP : the silent epidemic
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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The subliminal message women receive from early childhood on is we should not look at, talk about, or acknowledge our vagina. It's no wonder we have such a difficult time understanding vaginal health, or interpreting symptoms such as incontinence, constipation, pelvic pain, or vaginal tissue bulge. By definition, stigma is a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance or quality. Feeling labeled or defined by a health condition can be devastating.

Women typically have never heard of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) prior to the fateful examination which indicates they are experiencing the condition. Discovery upon diagnosis is unfortunately the end-result of months, sometimes years, with no clue what is causing the painful, awkward, or embarrassing symptoms occurring. Physically incapacitating to varying degrees based on type(s) and grade of severity, POP makes a mess out of nearly every aspect of women's lives. Pelvic organ prolapse stigma often generates feelings of shame, distress, helplessness, anxiety, blame, hopelessness, isolation, embarrassment, and fear. Frequently these stigma symptoms are coupled with shock.

In the course of scouting for answers to address my own needs, I became determined to find a path to enable women to become informed about pelvic organ prolapse prior to diagnosis-not only women seeking treatment, but in essence, all women. The conversation should begin during the first pelvic exam a woman experiences. Women need to be informed and educated about the significance of the PC muscle for pelvic floor health, childbirth health, sexual health, and continence health. This would enable young women to recognize commonly occurring female pelvic health concerns such as POP or incontinence.

It seems absurd that there is so little conversation about pelvic organ prolapse at this stage of women's health evolution, particularly considering POP has been on medical record for nearly 4000 years. My sincere hope is that this book will generate open dialogue to enable women to recognize symptoms indicating POP, as well as stimulate conversations in primary care and gynecology, currently seldom screening for POP during routine pelvic exams. Knowledge of pelvic organ prolapse is a pivotal piece of women's health awareness, and POP awareness will unquestionably generate the next significant shift in women's health.

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.

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.

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