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I really need your help. I was diagnosed with uterine prolapse and I am really scared about the whole situation. I never had something like this, I gave a birth to three kids and they all are normal and healthy. And now, when I am in the menopause, when I am 43 years old, this happens to me. I think that it is ugly, I have seen some pictures. I am not sure what is going happen to me, but I am pretty sure that my doctor mentioned something about surgical options. Really? How can a uterine prolapse be treated? Is nonsurgical option possible? Help me!

Hello darling!

When we are talking about uterine prolapse treatment I strongly do believe that self-care measures are the most important in this case. On some occasions, there is a possibility that your uterine prolapse causes few or no symptoms, so in that case, I strongly recommend those simple self-care measures that actually may provide relief or help prevent worsening prolapse. If you are wondering what those self - measures are, you should try doing some Kegel exercises to strengthen your pelvic muscles. It is not just good for that, it can also help you losing weight and treating constipation, but it is important to know do you have some strong, painful symptoms or not? 

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Hello, my good friend has a pretty much same problem as you do. She is really scared of the anesthesia, so she really wants to find the best non - surgical treatment for her. The doctor told her that in her case this is something that she needs to do, that surgery is needed. I was reading a little bit about this and I saw that some non - surgical treatments are an option, so I was wondering if there a chance for her to seek another's doctor opinion, or she really needs to have this surgery? Tnx in advance. 

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Hey. Look, if a doctor told her that she needs to have a surgery, there must be a reason why he told this to her. So, basically, you can't have another diagnose in this case because I am pretty sure that this diagnosis is really easy to set. But sure, just to be sure for her own good, she should seek another opinion. She has nothing to lose. But if surgery is not needed, a lot of ladies reduce the pain by doing some lifestyle changes, doing some exercises or, another thing, using a removable device called a pessary that is placed into the vagina to support areas of prolapse, which is really popular lately.
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Hey, so I was talking to her basically about this problem, and you know what she told me? That her friend told her that it is very possible to cure it at home, alone, so she "accepted" that mission. I told her that she should find another doctor opinion, I told her about this forum, but I think that she wouldn't listen to me. So, I am not really sure what she can do about this, what damage she can do to herself, but I have to say that I am a way to scared about this. But, I think that I can't help her...

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hi.

My good friend had that pessary thing - I think that this is how she told me. So, according to her experience, a vaginal pessary is a plastic or rubber ring inserted into your vagina. Doctors insert it in order to support the bulging tissues. A pessary must be removed regularly for cleaning but I don't know how. She was also scared of the surgeries, but a doctor told her that she must do this procedure because she can't treat this condition that she was into at home. So, the only thing that I can say at this is that doctor knows the best. And she should find a way to listen to him. 

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I had this procedure three years ago. I have to say that I don't have a certain discipline in so many things. So I was not disciplined in this as well and it was much easier for me to sit and to cry over my destiny, believing that this pain will go away and that I will be healed only if I lie down in my bed doing nothing. What a mistake! Then I did some researches on how to strengthen your pelvic muscles, and I find out that you can do it very easily by performing Kegel exercises. You do these by tightening your pelvic muscles, as if trying to stop the flow of urine. Amazing. It took a time for me to learn it but when I did I realized how good this can help you exercise the muscles.
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Well, I would definitely recommend a surgery. Sure that there are nonsurgical options, but from my own experience I can say that surgery can repair the uterus or remove it. When indicated, and in severe cases, your uterus can be removed with a hysterectomy. But if you really want to avoid a surgery and have that another option, you should know that you need to do a lot of things, such as lifestyle changes. A lot of people don't understand what that means and they do believe that this is easy, but it is not. Also, using a removable device called a pessary that is placed into the vagina to support areas of prolapse.is also one of the options. Good luck!
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Yes, I agree that a lifestyle changes are playing a huge role in this thing.It includes a healthy diet program, exercises on the daily basis and so many other things that you need to follow if you want to get better. Also, you should know that uterine prolapse can be treated without hysterectomy. In fact, so many gynecologists feel the best way t treat a falling uterus is to remove it, with a surgery called a hysterectomy. It is actually a surgery where they attach the apex of the vagina to healthy portions of the ligaments up inside the body. Not a bad option I think. 

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