Useful Resources

Women's health
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Below are various resources for Genitourinary Prolapse. If you have any further suggestions send me a Private Message with details rather than replying here.

Patient leaflet

https://patient.info/health/genitourinary-prolapse-leaflet

Pelvic floor exercise leaflet

https://patient.info/health/pelvic-floor-exercises

PatientPlus article written for doctors

https://patient.info/doctor/genitourinary-prolapse-pro

Support

Women's Health Concern leaflet

https://www.womens-health-concern.org/help-and-advice/factsheets/prolapse-uterine-vaginal/

Bladder and Bowel Foundation leaflet

https://www.bladderandbowelfoundation.org/bladder/bladder-conditions-and-symptoms/prolapse/

British Society of Urogynaecology patient leaflets

http://bsug.org.uk/patient-information.php

Advice after prolapse surgery in the vagina from South Tees NHS

http://southtees.nhs.uk/content/uploads/45-MICB4807-V1-Advice-Prolapse-Surgery.pdf

Advice and exercise following major gynaecological surgery from Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/pogp-ffsurgery1.pdf

Practical Use of Pessaries

http://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0501/p2719.html

Pessaries for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

http://www.glowm.com/section_view/heading/Pessaries%20for%20Treatment%20of%20Pelvic%20Organ%20Prolapse/item/805

NICE Guidelines Search results for Uterine Prolapse

https://www.nice.org.uk/Search?q=uterine+prolapse

Other resources

Squeezy app for Pelvic Floor Exercises

http://www.squeezyapp.co.uk/

Pelvic Floor Exercises site popular with forum users

https://www.pelvicexercises.com.au/

Article by a pelvic floor physio about when kegels are bad for you

http://www.pelvicpainrehab.com/pelvic-pain/507/why-kegels-are-bad-for-your-pelvic-floor/

Sex Positions With Pelvic Conditions

http://www.kegel8.co.uk/articles/sexual-intimacy/sex-positions-with-pelvic-conditions.html

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Great information thank you for sharing

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Great list of sites really handy!

Thank you,

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Perfect, thank you. I know it is a question we get asked a lot, both prior to and following pelvic surgery.

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I recommend the book "Pelvic Floor Recovery: Physiotherapy for Gynaecological Repair Surgery"  by Sue Croft and I hope you can add it to your list.

It is a whole book about recovering from prolapse surgery.  It wasn't available in the UK on kindle before, but it is now.  It is also available in the US.  I am not sure if you want resources that cost money but I found this incredibly helpful preparing for surgery, especially as my doctor gave me very little information.

No affiliation with the author, I just stumbled across it and it really helped me.

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Dorry if you read at the top of the thread you have to send the moderator a private message with any suggestions.

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oops.  thanks, matron!

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No problem. I need to read the book but I wasn't aware it was available here in the UK so I'll buy it now. Thank you.

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Doer dory there are 3 other books available on Kindle written by Sue Croft.

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That should say sorry Dorry, silly predictive text!!

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I know of two books, both are interesting but I thought the one about recovering from surgery would be most relevant to this forum.

"Pelvic Floor Recovery: Physiotherapy for Gynaecological Repair Surgery"

She wrote that book first and then wrote a second book which is a little different.  She says: " I have written this second book to assist women in learning how to correct any bladder and pelvic floor problems using conservative measures "

Maybe it would be good to have both listed -- one is for more serious prolapes that require surgery and the other can help with milder problems that may be fixable with conservative measures.

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They both sound really interesting and would be very useful 

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I sent Emis Moderator an updated message with both titles listed.  Thanks Matron!  

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Matron said she would ask you to find some info on rectoenterocele prolapse. I've had a look at the leaflets but couldn't see anything. Have I missed it?

Thanks for your help.

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Hi, if you click on the relevant link in the first post at the top of this page you should find what you're looking for. Good luck. rolleyes

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Dear moderator can you please see my post below and suggest a resolution? Thanks!!!

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Thank you so much for sharing these. 

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Hello

A long time ago I found a chart that advised what you could do week by week after surgery for prolapse. I do not remember whether it was on this website. Do you have any knowledge of the chart?

Thanks

Jennie