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You may be asking "what is vaginal prolapse?" It is the drooping or prolapse of pelvic organs, including the bladder, uterus, vagina, small bowel, and rectum. This occurs when the muscles and tissues supporting the organs weaken, sometimes as a result of aging, pregnancy and childbirth, obesity, and chronic cough. Symptoms can include painful intercourse, lower backache, urinary leaking, a chronic urge to urinate, constipation, and hysterectomy. This is a condition which makes many women feel like their insides are literally falling out, while others feel like a bulging lump or simply a heavy feeling of pressure in the vagina and pelvis. In this broadcast we will examine this condition, its causes and treatment. Our guest will Dr. Lara Gerbrandy-Schreuders a urologist of the AMC academic hospital in Amsterdam.