Pelvic Organ Prolapse: References

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References

Citations

1. Dietz HP, Bennett MJ (2003). The effect of childbirth on pelvic organ mobility. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(2): 223–228.

2. Handa VL, et al. (2004). Progression and remission of pelvic organ prolapse: A longitudinal study of menopausal women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 190: 27–32.

3. Tarnay CM (2007). Pelvic organ prolapse. In AH DeCherney et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 720–734. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

4. Weber AM, Richter HE (2005). Pelvic organ prolapse. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 106(3): 615–634.

5. Rossouw JE, et al. (2002). Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women. Principal results from the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 288(3): 321–333.

6. Clark AL, et al. (2003). Epidemiologic evaluation of reoperation for surgically treated pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 189(5): 1261–1267.

7. Jarvis SK, et al. (2005). Peri-operative physiotherapy improves outcomes for women undergoing incontinence and or prolapse surgery: Results of a randomised controlled trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal, 45(4): 300–303.

Other Works Consulted

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007). Pelvic organ prolapse. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 85. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 110(3): 717–729.

• Herschorn S (2007). Vaginal reconstructive surgery for sphincteric incontinence and prolapse. In AJ Wein et al., eds., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed., vol. 3, pp. 2187–2233. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

• Liang CC, et al. (2004). Pessary test to predict postoperative urinary incontinence in women undergoing hysterectomy for prolapse. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 104(4): 795–800.

Last updated:	October 20, 2008
Author:	Sandy Jocoy, RN
Reviewed By:	Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine, R. Hugh Gorwill, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC