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Rectal prolapse, intussusception, enterocele, the trifecta of defecatory distress. Rarely see studies that include them all, the trifecta of defecatory distress. Studies like this shine a light.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #DefecatoryDisorders
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
I LOVE long-term studies in the POP and UI spaces.
Regardless practitioner preference of mesh type, hopeful some w mesh-anxiety will see and read this study. Much has advanced in tooling and best practice.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Chronic constipation=rectocele frustration. A hernia in the colon for poop to get stuck in - not fun.

New tool at AUGS PFDweek25 last wk. Releve looks like a great splinting tool to push poop out of rectal hernia.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #ChronicConstipation #splinting
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Much anxiety continues w mesh 4 POP & UI rpr. 3 types of mesh 4 urinary incontinence. Reading studies on different brands of mesh is valuable. To see them up close, palpate them up close, priceless.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #PelvicOrganProlapse #UrinaryIncontinence
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Happy 2 c predictive studies; ahead of curve = better healthcare eval of shortfalls in POP awareness, screening, best practice. Would like to see this study in women in 30s rather than 50s.

obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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October 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
VAGINA

Now lets see which of the 17 spaces I post in block this.

youtu.be/yNaLnGBwfo8

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #VaginaStigma #EveryVoiceMatters
October 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
POP & sling surg in 2008. Now leaking when I sneeze. W/b exploring sling studies at AUGS industry booths next week. Industry shoot me your fresh studies by Monday so I can brush up in flight. How common? I feel an article coming on.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #EveryVoiceMatters #SUIsling
October 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
LOVE U of Michigan's Healthy Healing After Delivery Program. Post delivery analysis of the pelvic floor zone is critical to quality of life. Mom's shouldn't have to suffer in silence. Well built video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgBp...

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Healthy Healing After Delivery Program
YouTube video by Michigan Medicine
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October 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Fresh off the press by fab team led by urogyn/researcher Holly Richter. I'd love to have more details on "the Colorectal-Anal Distress Inventory subscale score change was significantly different.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41037818/

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #PelvicOrganProlapse
Three-Year Outcomes of Second-Stage Pushing Timing on Postpartum Pelvic Floor Morbidity - PubMed
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02137200.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
In 2011 @ transvag mesh meeting, well-established urogyn/researcher stated women in early POP stage don't have symptoms. I clarified that women w POP have symptoms, they just don't know what they mean since few talk about POP.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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October 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Thrilled 2 C medical journal advancing Women's Health research info share! Love that the Jama+Women's Health medical journal includes a Patient Information section!

jamanetwork.com/channels/wom...

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Women's Health Research and Opinion Articles from JAMA Network
Explore the latest science and reviews on pregnancy, weight loss, postpartum depression, abortion, menopause, and other health concerns in women.
jamanetwork.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
"We identified 37% (55/147) of patients w/o follow-up in 3 months after pessary placement." Not surprised @ outcomes from pessary study. Compliance is pivotal to improve QOL. So many lost to time or financial issues.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39331811/

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Preventing the Next Neglected Pessary: A Quality Improvement Initiative - PubMed
This quality improvement initiative can identify patients lost to follow-up, leading to improved patient care and potential to prevent complications.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Is TikTok frenemy of women's pelvic health? Sitting in salon chair yesterday w new stylistshe asked what I do. Launched into my usual POP awareness info. She asked is this pelvic floor stuff they talk about on TikTok? Is Tiktok accurate info?

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September 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Will a pessary that releases estrogen reduce risk of erosion, shore up vaginal tissue integrity and support, and improve dry, irritated tissue comfort?

Not many studies on this. Check this out.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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An estriol-eluting pessary to treat pelvic organ prolapse - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - An estriol-eluting pessary to treat pelvic organ prolapse
www.nature.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Long past time to take the blinders off. Everything on the table in plane view will advance women's health.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #TheBiggestSecretsinWomensHealth
September 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Women behind APOPS curtain ask about POP prevention. pelvic organ prolapse? Pretty unlikely given childbirth leading cause, but check out Materna Medical.

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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September 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Pelvic exams include screening 4 many conditions. Some common, some not. Why the shortfall in POP curriculum provided to practitioners in multiple fields servicing pelvic exams? 50% prevalence speaks for itself.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #PelvicOrganProlapse
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
#RippingMuscleOffOfBone = severe pain. Football ACL/MCL, bicep/pec, & hamstring tears in sports r recognized. What about the #LevatorAniAvulsion tears in 10-20% of women during childbirth? Women suffer 4 yrs.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Women’s experiences of life and healthcare after levator ani avulsion: a qualitative interview study - BMC Women's Health
Background Levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsion affects approximately 10–20% of women following vaginal delivery and results in permanent damage to the pelvic floor. This condition is a significant risk ...
link.springer.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Who wants 2 experience discomfort or embarrassment w sex? No one. Will surg or nonsurg treatments return women 2 satisfying sex sooner?

Reality is both paths have equal merit, depending on where a woman is in her POP journey.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #ImpactToIntimacy
September 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Grassroots most difficult campaign, but most impactful addressing stigmatized health.
That women in developing countries find us blows me away. Also makes me wonder how many women w/o computer access struggle w POP.

Feel the MOVEMENT manifesting.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS
September 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Grassroots most difficult campaign, but most impactful addressing stigmatized health.
That women in developing countries find us blows me away. Also makes me wonder how many women w/o computer access struggle w POP.

Feel the MOVEMENT manifesting.

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS
September 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
POP surgery is never a 100% prevention of future POP surgery. 5 types, lifestyle, behaviors, comorbid conditions compound risk. There is no 100% w any surgery. Bubble wrap is not the answer. :)

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #NoSuchThingAsAMiracleCure
September 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
A pandemic: occurring over wide geographic area, affecting a geographically high proportion of population.

50% of women.

Shouldn't pandemic prevalence alone be reason enough to address shortfalls in the #PelvicOrganProlapse space?

GET LOUD!

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September 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Is screening all women 4 UTI prior 2 #POP surgery a good idea or unnecessary? .3% prevalence of Preoperative UTI in this study is a really low figure. However if u r @ high risk 4 complications...

journals.lww.com/greenjournal....

#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #POPsurgicalComplications
September 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
sherriepalm.bsky.social
Cystocele, rectocele, uterine prolapse, & vaginal vault prolapse r talked about in SM. Enterocele rarely mentioned. Entero is intestines pushing out of their abdominal sack & dropping into the pelvic cavity between organs.
#womenshealthempowerment #APOPS #WhatIscausingMyBackache
August 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM