Gynecology clinics often receive women with uterine prolapse who are very depressed and in unspeakable pain! Please don’t worry, let our experts explain the knowledge today! First, let’s understand, what is uterine prolapse? Uterine prolapse means that the uterus descends from its normal position along the reproductive tract, and the ectocervix reaches below the level of the sciatic spine or even the uterus is completely prolapsed outside the mouth of the reproductive tract, often combined with the anterior or posterior wall of the reproductive tract bulging. The anterior and posterior walls of the genital tract are adjacent to the bladder and rectum, so uterine prolapse is also accompanied by vesicourethral and rectal bulging. Uterine prolapse is greatly related to the laxity of the ligaments supporting the uterus and the weakening of the pelvic floor support, so this condition is mostly common in women who have given birth to many children and who are malnourished and physically active. In daily life, what can lead to uterine prolapse? 1, childbirth injury Childbirth injury is the most important cause of uterine prolapse, childbirth is actually obstructed labor, the second stage of labor is prolonged or surgical assistance through the reproductive tract, will cause damage to the cervix, the main ligament of the cervix, uterine ligament and pelvic floor muscles, if the supporting tissues do not return to normal after childbirth, then it is easy to occur uterine prolapse. 2, pelvic surgery The chances of women suffering from uterine prolapse after various types of pelvic surgery are also very high, and uterine prolapse is also a post-operative sequelae of many pelvic surgeries. Therefore, women should pay attention to protect their uterus, try to avoid pelvic surgery, usually do more uterus maintenance exercises, eat more dates, spinach and other foods that are good for the uterus. 3, multiple pregnancies Multiple pregnancies are the main cause of uterine prolapse, in general, multiple pregnancies and multiple births of female friends the possibility of uterine prolapse is very large. The late pregnancy is not properly maintained, or is pregnant with a huge baby and other production injuries can seriously damage the ligaments of the uterus, so that the mother should not be too tired during pregnancy, need to be carefully maintained, but must pay attention to weight control, a huge baby is very harmful to the uterus. 4, long-term weight strain Women often do physical work or often do overload sports, especially weight training and weight-bearing activities, etc., will make the abdominal pressure increase, resulting in the possibility of uterine prolapse or visceral prolapse will be greatly increased. Therefore, women should not engage in physical work, after experiencing physical labor, you can directly straighten the legs against the wall, the upper body lying flat on the bed or sleep with the head low foot high position. In short, uterine prolapse is very harmful to our health, women should rest fully after the birth, and do not carry too heavy things, do not walk far, for constipation and cough to timely treatment, do more to strengthen the elasticity of the pelvic floor muscle contraction exercise, can effectively prevent uterine prolapse. Once the condition of uterine prolapse occurs, it is recommended to find a specialist as soon as possible to confirm the severity of the diagnosis, if necessary, as soon as possible to cure!