Can your vagina fall out?

There are things you can to do tighten your pelvic muscles and reduce your risk. For instance, Kegel exercises can help strengthen the nerves and muscles in your pelvis. Making certain lifestyle changes might help, too. If you’re overweight, for example, try to shed some pounds. read more

Vaginal prolapse is a condition in which the vagina or structures near it begin to prolapse, or fall out of normal position. Causes of vaginal prolapse include childbirth, menopause, and hysterectomy. read more

While your uterus and other organs will not fall out of your body, the weakening of your pelvic floor muscles can make it feel and appear as though this may happen. The most common and bothersome symptom is pressing of the uterus or other organs against the vaginal wall. read more

Hold on to your hoohahs, ladies. Yes, seriously. Catrina C. Crisp, M.D., a surgeon at Cincinnati Urogynecology Associates, said a recent study on women’s pelvic health shows that 20 percent of women nationwide have a lifetime risk for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) — conditions that require surgery. read more

When that happens, some of your body parts can drop down below where they’re supposed to be. Some of your body tissue can stick out of your vagina. This is called prolapse. It can affect all the organs in your pelvis. Nearly half of all women between ages 50 and 79 have at least a little bit of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). read more