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Medical Author:

Sarah Samreen, MBBS

Coauthor:

George Lazarou, MD, FACOG

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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The following conditions can cause a prolapsed uterus:

• Pregnancy/multiple childbirths with normal delivery through the vagina
• Weakness in the pelvic muscles with advancing age
• Weakening and loss of tissue tone after menopause and loss of natural estrogen
• Conditions leading to increased pressure in the abdomen such as chronic cough (with bronchitis and asthma), straining (with constipation), pelvic tumors (rare), or an accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
• Being overweight or obese and its additional strain on pelvic muscles
• Radical surgery in the pelvic area leading to loss of external support

Other risk factors

• Excess weight lifting
• Caucasian women more commonly affected; African Americans and Asians are affected less often

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