ABSTRACT
Caring for women with pelvic floor disorders has become an increasingly important component of women's health care. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a major health issue for women; it affects almost half of all women over 50 years of age, with a lifetime prevalence of 30%–50% [1]. It is estimated that the lifetime risk of surgery for either stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pop is 20.0% by the age of 80 years [2]. With the current generation of women maintaining a more active lifestyle into an older age, it is likely that an increasing number of women will seek treatment for prolapse, conditions requiring increasing expertise on the part of the urogynecologist and pelvic reconstructive surgeons in the management of these conditions. It has been projected that the demand for care for pelvic floor disorders will increase by 35% between 2010 and 2030 [3].
