ABSTRACT
In the United States and other developed countries, women are expected to spend a significant part of their life in the postmenopausal years, a period when pelvic organ prolapses (POPs) are more likely to occur.1 POP is the abnormal protrusion of the pelvic organs from their normal locations into or out of the vaginal canal. These abnormalities, which result from defects of the pelvic support, include anterior compartment prolapse such as cystocele or urethrocele, posterior compartment prolapse such as rectocele or enterocele, and apical problems such as uterine or vaginal vault prolapse. Enterocele can also occur with defects of the anterior and apical compartments. These conditions often occur in combinations of various defects and/or in coexistence with urinary incontinence.
