With pelvic organ prolapse a common question a lot of women have is whether waiting and monitoring symptoms is going to make the treatment worse or the treatment options more difficult. And the short answer to that is no. It’s fine to just wait until the symptoms are bothering them enough. This is not things we do prophylactically and as things worsen the surgeries are necessarily worse. There’s no real danger to a woman’s health with waiting either, as long as she can empty her bladder completely. That’s the biggest risk factor that can happen. As things fall down, it can make it more difficult to urinate, more difficult to empty the bladder, which can cause other issues. So as long as a woman can empty her bladder well, I feel ok just waiting and seeing if any other symptoms arise. And if they do, we’ll treat it and if they don’t, she’s ok with just going on with her life and being reassured that things are going well.
