Pelvic Floor Pain
Pelvic floor pain is as a result of pelvic floor disorders. Said to affect only women pelvic floor disorders involve a dropping down of the bladder, urethra, small intestine, rectum, uterus, or vagina, caused by weakness of or injury to the ligaments, connective tissue, and muscles of the pelvis. Pelvic floor disorders become more common as women age.
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles, ligaments, and tissues that act together to support the organs of the pelvis. If muscles are weakened or the ligaments or tissues are, for whatever reasons stretched, or damage, the pelvic organs and/or the small intestine may drop down and protrude into the vagina. If the disorder is severe enough it is possible for the organs to protrude all the way through the opening of the vagina and outside the body.
Pelvic floor pain from pelvic disorders usually occurs as a result of a combination of factors. In the case of pregnancy natural delivery may cause the supporting structures in the pelvis to weaken or stretch. Pelvic floor pain is more common among women who have had several vaginal deliveries, and the risk increases with each delivery. The actual delivery may cause nerve damage and thus leading to muscle being weaken. The risk of developing a pelvic floor may be less with a caesarean delivery than with a vaginal delivery.
Obesity, chronic coughing (for example, due to a lung disorder or smoking), frequent straining during bowel movements, and heavy lifting can also contribute to pelvic floor disorders and thus pelvic floor pain. Other causes include disorders of nerves to the pelvic floor, injuries (including those due to surgery), and tumours. It is possible for some women to have birth defects that affect this area or are born with weak pelvic tissues. On the other hand it is possible that as some women age, the structures that support the pelvis may weaken, making pelvic floor disorders more likely to develop.
All pelvic floor pain disorders are essentially hernias, in which organs protrude abnormally because supporting tissue is weakened. There are different types of pelvic floor pain disorders and all of them are named according to the organ they affect. Oftentimes a woman will have more than one type but, regardless of type, the common symptom is a feeling that the uterus, bladder, or rectum is dropping out.
Doctors can diagnose pelvic floor pain disorders by doing a pelvic examination.
Pelvic floor pain is as a result of pelvic floor disorders. Said to affect only women pelvic floor disorders involve a dropping down of the bladder, urethra, small intestine, rectum, uterus, or vagina, caused by weakness of or injury to the ligaments, connective tissue, and muscles of the pelvis. Pelvic floor disorders become more common as women age.
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles, ligaments, and tissues that act together to support the organs of the pelvis. If muscles are weakened or the ligaments or tissues are, for whatever reasons stretched, or damage, the pelvic organs and/or the small intestine may drop down and protrude into the vagina. If the disorder is severe enough it is possible for the organs to protrude all the way through the opening of the vagina and outside the body.
Pelvic floor pain from pelvic disorders usually occurs as a result of a combination of factors. In the case of pregnancy natural delivery may cause the supporting structures in the pelvis to weaken or stretch. Pelvic floor pain is more common among women who have had several vaginal deliveries, and the risk increases with each delivery. The actual delivery may cause nerve damage and thus leading to muscle being weaken. The risk of developing a pelvic floor may be less with a caesarean delivery than with a vaginal delivery.
Obesity, chronic coughing (for example, due to a lung disorder or smoking), frequent straining during bowel movements, and heavy lifting can also contribute to pelvic floor disorders and thus pelvic floor pain. Other causes include disorders of nerves to the pelvic floor, injuries (including those due to surgery), and tumours. It is possible for some women to have birth defects that affect this area or are born with weak pelvic tissues. On the other hand it is possible that as some women age, the structures that support the pelvis may weaken, making pelvic floor disorders more likely to develop.
All pelvic floor pain disorders are essentially hernias, in which organs protrude abnormally because supporting tissue is weakened. There are different types of pelvic floor pain disorders and all of them are named according to the organ they affect. Oftentimes a woman will have more than one type but, regardless of type, the common symptom is a feeling that the uterus, bladder, or rectum is dropping out.
Doctors can diagnose pelvic floor pain disorders by doing a pelvic examination.
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