What are the causes of vaginal wall prolapse?

The vagina is an important reproductive organ of women and is also the most prone to various gynecological diseases. Once something goes wrong, it will cause very serious harm to women's health. One of the more common vaginal diseases is vaginal wall prolapse. Due to the serious damage it causes, many women want to know the cause. So, what is the cause of vaginal wall prolapse? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

The base of the bladder and urethra are close to the front wall of the vagina. The supporting tissue of the anterior vaginal wall is mainly the pubovesical cervical fascia and the deep fascia of the urogenital diaphragm. The former originates from the back of the pubic symphysis and the pubic arch, extends forward and outward along the bottom of the bladder, and attaches to the front of the cervix. The fascia surrounding the vagina joins superiorly with the fascia surrounding the cervix and joins with the cardinal ligament. The vesicocervical ligaments on both sides of the cervix also play an important role in maintaining the normal position of the bladder.

When the fetal head passes through the vagina during delivery, the pubovesical cervical fascia and the pubococcygeus muscle are inevitably extremely stretched or even torn. If you do not get enough rest in the early postpartum period, especially if you engage in physical labor too early, the vaginal supporting tissue will not be able to return to normal, and the bladder and the upper 2/3 of the anterior wall of the vagina adjacent to it will bulge downward, which is called cystocele. If the anterior segment of the pubovesical cervical fascia supporting the urethra is damaged, the urethra and the lower 1/3 of the anterior wall of the vagina adjacent to it will rotate backward and descend with the external urethral orifice as a fixed point, forming a urethral bulge.

The above is an introduction to the causes of vaginal wall prolapse. I hope it will be helpful for women to understand. There are many causes of vaginal wall prolapse. When this happens, women must have sufficient awareness and go to a regular hospital for treatment in time to avoid this disease causing lasting damage to women's health.