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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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When to Seek Medical Care

Notify a health care professional if you experience any of the following symptoms:

• You feel the cervix near the opening of the vaginal canal, or you suffer persistent discomfort from urinary dribbling or the urge to have a bowel movement (rectal urgency).
• You may not feel the cervix but just pressure in your vaginal canal and the feeling of something coming out of your vagina.
• You have continuing low back pain with difficulty in walking, urination, and defecation.

Seek medical care immediately if you experience the following:

• Obstruction or difficulty in urination and/or defecation
• Complete uterine prolapse (your uterus comes out of your vagina)