Impact of Lifestyle Modifications on the Prevention and Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis This manuscript is a part of the International Urogynecology Consultation (IUC) on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) chapter three, committee three, on the impact of lifestyle modifications (i.e., weight loss, treatment of constipation, activity restriction, etc.) on the prevention and treatment of POP.Materials and methods An international group containing ten female pelvic medicine specialists and one university-based medical librarian performed a systematic search of the literature in Medline using the MeSH terms: pelvic organ prolapse (ID: D056887), cystocele (ID: D052858), uterine prolapse (ID: D014596), rectocele (ID: D020047), and women (ID: D014930) to identify studies addressing lifestyle modifications as prevention or treatment for POP on 10/18/21. Relevant studies were included in this review.Results A total of 18,483 studies were identified in the initial literature search; 187 full-text articles were deemed pertinent and independently reviewed and double-screened by ten reviewers. After full-text review, information from 86 articles was included in this review.Conclusion Women may consider various lifestyle modifications to help prevent and treat POP, even if it is challenging to quantify the efficacy of these interventions.
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There is an association between POP descent and chronic repetitive physically demanding work, such as carrying heavy objects for longer than 2 h per day, more than 10 heavy lifts per day or 20 heavy lifts per week and standing more than 50% of the time.
“There is an association between POP descent and chronic repetitive physically demanding work, such as carrying heavy objects for longer than 2 h per day, more than 10 heavy lifts per day or 20 heavy lifts per week and standing more than 50% of the time [38].”
From How Can We Improve the Assessment and Indifferent Outcomes From Pelvic Organ Prolapse Management From Conservative and Surgical Therapies? ICI‐RS 2025 (2026) · cites this paper as [38]
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- Authors
- Jeppson, P. C., Balgobin, S., Wheeler, T., Forner, L., Caagbay, D., Thompson, J., Muffly, T. M., Meyer, I., Beestrum, M., Collins, S., & Sung, V.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jeppson, Peter C.
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Urogynecology Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 59-69
- ISSN
- 0937-3462 (ISSN-L)
- 1433-3023
- OpenAlex
- W4404515242
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 93
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 2
- FWCI
- 0.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- International Urogynecology Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Keywords
- pelvic organ prolapse, lifestyle modification, weight loss, constipation treatment, physical activity limitation, cystocele, uterine prolapse, rectocele, prevention, treatment
- MeSH terms
- Constipation, Female, Humans, Life Style, Weight Loss, Exercise, Risk Reduction Behavior, Pelvic Organ Prolapse
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