How to Use prolapse in a Sentence

prolapse

noun
  • The dog was lying in a pool of its own blood, suffering from a prolapse which left the dog's uterus exposed.
    Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Women with mild prolapse and no symptoms do not need treatment.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The uterine prolapse is painful; an aching sensation, like a ball of descending pressure.
    The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • In some people, problems can lead to pelvic organ prolapse, which is when your organs drop out of their normal position because the pelvic floor can no longer support them.
    Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Masuma also says that tugging on the child while the mother is birthing leads to the loosening of the uterine muscles, resulting in uterine prolapses.
    National Geographic, 6 Mar. 2017
  • For others, surgery might be necessary to correct issues like pelvic floor organ prolapse.
    Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 10 May 2019
  • Sometimes, splinting is needed in cases of pelvic organ prolapse.
    Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The mesh is implanted to support weakened or damaged tissue to treat poor bladder control and organ prolapse.
    Marian Liu, CNN, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Women who deliver vaginally are nine times more likely to have prolapse later in life.
    Marija Butkovic, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Bø said there is strong evidence that training the pelvic girdle can help with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
    Elissa Strauss, CNN, 4 May 2018
  • This can cause problems with bladder control, involuntary loss of stool, or pelvic organ prolapse.
    Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • In women, pelvic organ prolapse may prevent complete bladder emptying when muscles that hold the bladder in place are weakened by childbirth or surgery.
    Jane E. Brody, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2016
  • In all, 28 birds were taken that night, Jennings told me, including two with missing appendages, one with balance problems, and another being watched for prolapse.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2022
  • According to the mom of three, Phoenix's birth came after facing an umbilical cord prolapse, which caused an emergency delivery.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Sensations like these could mean a pelvic organ prolapse, when an organ (uterus, bladder or urethra) shifts from its original position or presses against the vaginal wall.
    Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • More than 2 million women implanted the medical devices commonly used to repair weak or damaged tissue and provide support in the event of a pelvic organ prolapse, or POP.
    CBS News, 17 Oct. 2019
  • According to the American Heart Association, mitral valve prolapse is a condition that affects the valve between the left heart chambers.
    Leah Vredenbregt, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Generally, surgery is necessary to repair the prolapse.
    Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Vaginal-mesh products are intended to treat pelvic organ prolapse as well as urinary incontinence.
    Imani Moise, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2017
  • His death was ruled a homicide due to complications from a lack of oxygen and blood to his brain and a prolapse of the umbilical cord and placenta from maternal assault and demise, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
    Elvia Malagón, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2019
  • Surgical mesh implants are typically used to treat conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence in women, according to the FDA.
    Marwa Eltagouri, ajc, 30 May 2018
  • Pelvic-organ prolapse affects nearly 20 percent of pregnant people, and the prevalence of postpartum incontinence occurs in 33 percent of women.
    Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021
  • Barr, 39, died of natural causes from a heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse, according to a preliminary autopsy report from the Fayette County Coroner's Office.
    Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2020
  • About half of women between 50 and 79 may have prolapse, according to the American Urogynecologic Society.
    Marian Liu, CNN, 28 Mar. 2018
  • According to a 2018 study published by the Israel Medical Association, pregnancy and childbirth can damage the pelvic floor causing incontinence (both kinds), chronic pain, and even organ prolapse.
    Gabrielle Canon, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Compared to vaginal delivery, C-sections were associated with a significant reduction in the risk for urinary incontinence and for pelvic organ prolapse, a dangerous weakening of the muscles that hold pelvic organs in place.
    Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Martinez had an emergency C-section during her last pregnancy after her umbilical cord came out before her baby, a rare but dangerous condition known as an umbilical cord prolapse that can deprive a baby of vital blood flow and oxygen.
    Jocelyn Contreras, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
  • With vaginal deliveries, there is a real possibility not only of vaginal tearing, but pelvic floor problems that can manifest as urinary incontinence, anal sphincter injury and fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse.
    Kavin Senapathy, SELF, 14 May 2018
  • Inside the barns, investigators documented months-old piglets suffering bloody rectal prolapses and intense overcrowding.
    Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020
  • That same month, Australia's medical devices regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, removed mesh products for prolapse.
    Marian Liu, CNN, 28 Mar. 2018

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