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Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptoms May Not Correlate With Defect Location.

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| May 01, 2001 | DONOHUE, MAUREEN | COPYRIGHT 2009 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- Symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse don't always correlate with the severity or the location of the defect.

That finding emerged from a 24-month study of 237 consecutive patients presenting with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Of more than 60 symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction that were evaluated, only 16 had some correlation with the severity or the location of the defect.

Moreover, increasing severity of symptoms did not always correlate with the degree of prolapse, Dr. R. Mark Ellerkmann reported at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons.

"I think the most important message to take from this …

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