Cystocele of the Bladder: Pop then Plop

Moderate Cystocele, Atrophic Vaginal Tissue

The base of the bladder is located in the upper vaginal wall. When that wall protrudes into the vagina or through the vaginal opening, the medical term is cystocele. Some will just call it vaginal wall prolapse. Factors that cause the wall to weaken: age, straining, birthing, or even overly full bladders on a chronic basis. In the case when the cystocele is more than just a fullness when your bladder has filled the condition becomes a bulge and the condition is called a cystocele. For most women, it's something you are first told about at a gyno exam. Some women hear an actual pop and then notice the bulging. Others just notice that there is tissue plopping into their vagina. Other women just report discomfort with intercourse. Kegals exercises for your pubococcygeous muscles or strengthening balls (yes, you've been reading about these in your 50 Shades book!) help to make the muscles strong, but will never correct a condition like the one shown in this picture which is considered a moderate cystocele. The muscles are weak, but it's a true hernia that would have to be held in place with a pessary or corrected with surgery. Its not really known if weight loss would prevent or help the condition of pelvic floor weakness called a cystocele but weight loss has been associated with decreased episodes of incontinence for women who have incontinence. It's another reason to keep your yearly pelvic exams, even when giving up pap smears, so that you can discuss your sexuality and monitor your anatomy.

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Passing Your Uterine Lining, Menstrual Period Norms

Decidual Cast Periods can be fairly easy, passing some tissue at a time, or off can come the whole lining in one piece called a decidual cast. Generally the lining of the uterus is only 6-8 mm thick at the time of the menstrual period, and it is shed gradually, a few cells at a time. The decidual cast is when the entire lining passes spontaneously. It's not uncommon, but it usually both uncomfortable, and alarming to some. But us women are designed to have some sort of periods Or Not? We have to pass tissue each month. Or Not? Are they good for us? Or Not? Do we want them? Or Not? Is this something that is individual? Or Not? It's a complex topic that I will be discussing a lot over my time in this blog. So lets start with basics: How much do we bleed and what are we loosing, and just what was this that the patient passed? And another basic: track your periods, and the Women's Health Practice site http://www.womenshealthpractice.com/media/pdf/menstrual_chart.pdf you

Endocervial polyps

2 cm Endometrial Polyp After Removal Polyps in the cervix are almost never cancerous, but can bleed or get infected and should be removed. The are not directly related to an endometrial or uterine polyp (which is a precancerous condition), but your gyno may want to make sure these two conditions do not co-exist.

Post-Endometrial Ablation Syndrome

If you have had an endometrial ablation and have developed symptoms of pelvic pain you might have post endometrial ablation syndrome. What is post-endometrial ablation syndrome? It is a constellation of symptoms due to entrapped blood or tissue within a uterus that has previously undergone an endometrial ablation. We are able to diagnose this at Women's Health Practic e but occasionally other conditions are causing similar symptoms. Other complications of endometrial ablation include pregnancy, risks from pre-existing conditions such as a polyp or fibroid, an infection of the uterus, or a pregnancy. If you have had a tubal ligation then it is possible that the condition could be post-ablation tubal sterilization syndrome. The ablation procedure is designed to destroy all lining tissue, but in fact there is no way to confirm the completeness of the ablation. It is thought that either residual or regrowth of the tissue is producing the symptoms of post-endometrial ablation syndrom

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