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Pelvic organ prolapse impacts women in multiple ways; there are physical, emotional, social, and sexual ramifications. Every aspect of POP should be addressed so women who are suffering in silence can access information and recognize that they are not alone with this health condition. There is strength in numbers and as we collectively guide and nuture each other, we will take pelvic organ prolapse out of the closet so women can truly start to recognize symptoms and know there is help available at every level of need.

On this page you can access articles written by Sherrie Palm that address many aspects of pelvic organ prolapse. We invite you to explore the insights and hope they help support and guide you in your path to optimal pelvic floor health.

 CURRENT PUBLICATION BY SHERRIE PALM

POP Surgery: Damned if We Do, Damned if  We Don’t 

By Sherrie Palm  

Each time the media posts negative information about pelvic organ prolapse, it send’s pro-active women’s health backwards in time. POP is difficult to navigate once we finally get a definitive diagnosis to explain our chronic constipation, our incontinence, our vaginal or rectal pressure, or our tissues bulging from our vaginas. POP is certainly difficult to navigate when we’re told we have to go through several uncomfortable (and awkward) tests to determine which of the five types of pelvic organ prolapse we have. But we do what we must do and move forward. And then the media smacks us right in the face with articles that inflame the worst case scenario, creating doubt that we are making the right decision to move forward with surgery or creating fear that the surgery we’ve already had is going to fail. 

It’s important that we recognize that every health condition since the beginning of modern medicine has experienced a growth curve-a recognition phase, a treatment solution phase, and a modification of treatment phase. The nature of medicine is continual growth, continual research, continual improvement. 

I have little doubt that the urogynecologist who surgically treated my cystocele, rectocele, and enterocele may be utilizing a different technique now than she did when I had surgery. It doesn’t make me any less happy with my outcome. As the POP arena moves forward, techniques and tools will continue to evolve. 

The recent release of research data related to long term outcomes of POP surgery documented surgical failure over time. The media had a field day similar to coverage of transvaginal mesh; multiple articles were broadcast on POP surgical failure and mesh complications. But what about 

The rest of the story? 

The complete article is accessible at top link on the right side of page.

ARCHIVED ARTICLES

POP SURGERY: Damned if We Do, Damned if We Don't

Enterocele, Rectocele, or Both?

Let the Ladies Lead the Way

Is POP Surgery Shifting Backwards?

Together We Will Shift POP into the 21st Century 

The Constipation Club

The FDA Mesh Agenda; Part Two

POP Presentation to the FDA OB-GYN Committee 9/8/11

The Mesh Monologue

FDA Pelvic Prolapse Mesh Report; The Rest of the Story

Health Care Tunnel Vision

Preaching to the Preacher 

You're Past Rectocele Surgery and Still Can't Poop?

All POP Symptoms Matter To Us

To Pee or Not to Pee; A Runners Guide to Urinary Incontinence

Is it IBS or POP?

Kegels and Kegel Breathing

It's Time to Take Pelvic Organ Prolapse Out of the Closet

When It's More Than Urinary Incontinence

Coughing Your Guts Out?

It's Time for Global Shift In POP Pandemic

Ever heard of Pelvic Organ Prolapse?

Are You One of The Millions of Women Suffering With POP and Don't Realize It?