ArticleFemale pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery
Pelvic organ prolapse: a disease of silence and shame.
Article in Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A mixed methods systematic literature review of barriers and facilitators to help-seeking among women with stigmatised pelvic health symptoms.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers to Urogynecologic Care for Racial and Ethnic Minority Women: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2023Pooled it
- Validation of a Spanish Version of the Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2021Trial
- Development of a Pelvic Organ Prolapse Misconceptions Scale for Hispanic Women.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- The Clinical Impact of Patient Embarrassment in Gynecology: A Comprehensive Review of Barriers, Consequences, and Mitigation Strategies.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Self-identification of Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Among Latina Women: The Roles of Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviors, Beliefs, and Psychosocial Factors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Fear, Shame, and Miscommunication: A Qualitative Study on Treatment Choice for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Nationwide trends in physician consultation and surgical management for pelvic organ prolapse in Japan, 2014 to 2024: a health insurance claims database analysis.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Before Versus After an Initial Urogynecology Consultation.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Upright multidetector CT with 320-row gantry: a technical innovation providing insights into human anatomy under gravity and potential clinical implications.The British journal of radiology · 2025Article
- International Urogynecology Consultation Chapter 3 Committee 1 - Pessary Management.International urogynecology journal · 2025Review
- A New Combined Urogynecology and Colorectal Surgery Pelvic Floor Clinic-1 Year On.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Measuring Pelvic Organ Prolapse: An Evolution.International urogynecology journal · 2024Review
- Patient perceptions of urgency of their pelvic floor disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Validation of online delivery of the Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire in an Irish obstetric population.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- AUGS-PERFORM: A New Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Assess Quality of Prolapse Care.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Public understanding of female genital anatomy and pelvic organ prolapse (POP); a questionnaire-based pilot study.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- International Urogynaecology Consultation chapter 1 committee 4: patients' perception of disease burden of pelvic organ prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension (LLS) for the Treatment of Apical Prolapse: A New Gold Standard?Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
objectivesThe objectives of this study are to better understand women's experience with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and to compare this experience between English-speaking and Spanish-speaking women.
methodsWomen with POP were recruited from female urology and urogynecology clinics. Eight focus groups of 6 to 8 women each were assembled-4 groups in English and 4 in Spanish. A trained bilingual moderator conducted the focus groups. Topics addressed patients' perceptions, their knowledge and experience with POP symptoms, diagnostic evaluation, physician interactions, and treatments.
resultsBoth English-speaking and Spanish-speaking women expressed the same preliminary themes-lack of knowledge regarding the prevalence of POP, feelings of shame regarding their condition, difficulty in talking with others, fear related to symptoms, and emotional stress from coping with POP. In addition, Spanish-speaking women included fear related to surgery and communication concerns regarding the use of interpreters. Two overarching concepts emerged-first, a lack of knowledge, which resulted in shame and fear and second, public awareness regarding POP is needed. From the Spanish speaking, an additional concept was the need to address language barriers and the use of interpreters.
conclusionsBoth English-speaking and Spanish-speaking women felt ashamed of their POP and were uncomfortable speaking with anyone about it, including physicians. Educating women on the meaning of POP, symptoms, and available treatments may improve patients' ability to discuss their disorder and seek medical advice; for Spanish-speaking women, access to translators for efficient communication is needed.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.