Prolapsed Uterus (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Prolapsed Uterus Overview
- Prolapsed Uterus Causes
- Prolapsed Uterus Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Prolapsed Uterus Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medications
- Surgery
- Other Therapy
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
Authors and Editors
Author: Sarah Samreen, MBBS, Instructor, Department of Health Sciences, Ziauddin Medical University, Pakistan.Coauthor(s): George Lazarou, MD, FACOG, Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Jack D Weiler Hospital/Montefiore Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Aneela Naureen Hussain, MD, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center; Suhaib Waqarul Haq, MBBS, Medical Officer, Department of Radiology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Editors: Jeter (Jay) Pritchard Taylor III, MD, Vice-Chief, Compliance Officer, Attending Physician Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital, University of South Carolina; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Lee P Shulman, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Head, Section of Reproductive Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Last Editorial Review: 10/16/2005
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Uterine prolapse is a descent or herniation of the uterus into or beyond the vagina.

