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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024