ABSTRACT
When the pelvic floor is damaged in any of its fascial, muscular, or neural components, several pelvic floor dysfunctions (PFDs) may arise. PFDs are characterized by a variable association of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and functional disturbances, involving bladder (urinary incontinence [UI] and voiding dysfunction), vagina and/or uterus (sexual dysfunctions and prolapse), and the rectum (obstructed defecation syndrome [ODS]). Thus, any of the three pelvic floor compartments, the anterior or urinary, the middle or genital, and the posterior or anorectal, may be variably and concurrently involved, resulting in a variable association of POP and functional disturbances.
