From the beginning of this journey, I knew I wanted to connect with women on a deeper level about the impact POP has on all of our lives. Those of us who have already been diagnosed and treated for POP understand the distress women who are newly diagnosed are going through. In the beginning it can be frustrating to dissect the information available; is the data we have access to accurate, which information applies to us personally, are treatments or surgery the best path. It takes a bit of time to figure out the right course to take.

My vision for APOPS is simple - women who are a bit further down the path of POP awareness connecting with women who are newly diagnosed. Together we will find the information that will assist our paths. Together we will guide, support, and nurture. Together we will shift the awareness curve by passing the information we gain on to the younger generation.

I have no doubt that with the strength and determination women bring to the table, we will change the mindset of the world at large 
regarding pelvic organ prolapse, from POP being a common female health concern that gets little acknowledgement, to a widely recognized condition that is routinely screened for to enable early detection and maintenance for less aggressive treatment and continuing quality of life. With your help, we can change the world.

My continuing gratitude to you all!

Sherrie Palm, APOPS Founder/CEO

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Whether written or articulated word, advocate or activist engagement, Sherrie Palm mobilizes patient, healthcare, academic, research, industry, and policy sectors, providing a conduit to engender vaginal and intimate health evolution.

Sher is the Founder/CEO of Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support (APOPS), a pelvic organ prolapse (POP) patient advocate and key opinion leader, a vaginal and intimate health activist, author of award winning book Pelvic Organ Prolapse: The Silent Epidemic, and an international speaker regarding pelvic organ prolapse quality of life impact and women’s health empowerment.

Her journey began in December 2007 post diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse. Upon returning home and researching POP, she discovered how common the condition is, that it had been medically documented for nearly 4,000 years, and that stigma continued to shroud the condition in silence. In an effort to increase awareness of pelvic organ prolapse, Sher wrote the first edition of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: The Silent Epidemic, published April 2009. Information on the 3rd edition is available here.

While marketing the first edition, Sher felt the most effective way to guide and support women with POP was to found a nonprofit, and in 2010, APOPS became a federally designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. With grassroots energy, APOPS has bridged women, physicians, academics, researchers, industry, and policy makers within 183 countries, toward global expansion of awareness and the evolution of pelvic organ prolapse directives.

In November 2023, Sher released her fourth book on prolapse, The Biggest Secret in Women’s Health: Stigma, Indifference, Outrage, and Optimism.

Contact Sherrie Palm regarding presenting at your event via APOPS landline at 262-706-3177 or via email @ info.apops@gmail.com.