Management of associated pelvic dysfunctions: External rectal prolapse and genital prolapse

Abstract

Genital prolapse, or pelvic organ prolapse (POP), is an emerging problem among women over the age of 65 and is a common disorder in Western countries [1]. Besides age, well-established risk factors include race, genetic predisposition, pregnancy, parity, obstetric trauma, menopause and previous gynaecological surgery. Among these variables, Caucasian women have a higher odds ratio (1.0) than do African Americans (0.6) [2]. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Italia.