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What
Treatments are available?
The following
treatments may help reverse
pelvic organ prolapse:
Stopping smoking, losing weight – These are two lifestyle changes
that can improve pelvic organ prolapse by decreasing the strain on the
pelvic organs. Smoking can cause chronic coughing that makes prolapse
worse, and extra weight increases the pressure on the pelvic organs and
thus the strain felt on the vaginal wall.
Inversion – Some women have found success with inverted
positioning. By using an inversion table or positions placing the pelvis
above the shoulders, gravity can work in the opposite direction on the
pelvic organs. This may not provide permanent results, but can
dramatically improve the symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse.
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