What are the risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse?
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Jun 1, 2015
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Dr. William Rush talks about the risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse.
What are the risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse?
The risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse is somewhat genetic, we don’t know a specific gene. But it seems to be predispositions to having weaker tissues. It’s not something you can help or change. But then on top of that, it’s having a life style where you chronically bear down. That can be from chronic coughing, it can be from a job where you’re lifting all the time or heavy exercise where you’re always bearing down. But that’s not to say that exercise is a bad thing, certain types of exercise can help strengthen the core muscles and can help reduce your chance for it. We don’t have any specific causes for it, although the more children you have, that increases your risk for it. Also the type of delivery you have can also impact that. But then again, even if you have all c-sections or no children at all, you can still have pelvic organ prolapse. It’s just less of a chance of it happening.