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• Cystocele/Anterior Wall Prolapse: Displacement of the bladder from the normal position usually bulging, sagging or falling into the front vaginal wall. Happens because of underlying weakness of fascia because of childbirth, menopause, etc.
• Enterocele: Occurs when the muscles and tissues that hold your small bowel in place stretch or weaken, causing it to drop from its original position and herniate through your vaginal wall, creating a bulge.
• Rectocele/Posterior Wall Prolapse: A bulge of the front wall of the rectum into the vagina. Happens primarily because of a weakening of the underlying fascia because of childbirth, menopause, chronic constipation, etc. Can cause stool to be trapped and person to have to 'splint' to have complete bowel movement.
• Urethrocele: Less common; occurs when part of the urethra sags down into the vagina.
• Cystourethrocele: Loss of support of both the urethra and bladder. These two conditions commonly occur together.
• Uterine Prolapse: Uterus descends into vaginal canal; can fall outside the vagina, causing the vagina to go inside out.
• Vaginal Vault Prolapse: Occurs post-hysterectomy; top point of the vagina descends into the vaginal canal and can protrude outside the body, causing the vagina to go inside out.

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