Q. My primary doctor recently did a pelvic exam and said I had a fallen bladder. How serious is this? A. Did you hear a thud? A fallen or prolapsed bladder is only serious if it disturbs you. It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you noticed an unusual bulge in your vagina or a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area? Maybe you’re fine in the morning, ...

Dear Doctor: I’m a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — An increase among women electing to have caesarean sections in recent years has been due in large part to a concern that giving birth vaginally will lead to a fallen bladder and ...

An ultrasound is a test that uses sound waves to create a picture of what’s inside your body. When this test is used for bladder issues, like an overactive bladder, it can help a doctor figure out the ...

Various nerves control bladder and bowel function, including the spinal cord, cauda equina, pudendal nerves, and the enteric nervous system, a nerve network in the walls of the digestive tract. These ...

Bladder training is when a person makes a conscious effort to urinate at fixed intervals. The idea is to gradually increase those intervals over time. This could lead to a larger bladder capacity and ...

Q: I'm a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting; some ...

Dear Doctors: I’m a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy ...