Pelvic Floor Descent Syndrome

Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to control the muscles of your pelvic floor.

Pelvic floor descent syndrome. Pelvic congestion syndrome pcs is a chronic condition that occurs in women when varicose veins form below the abdomen within the pelvic region. Pelvic floor descensus descending perineum syndrome dps the functionality of the sphincter system is closely related to the pelvic floor which most people associate exclusively with gynaecology. If you re a woman you may also feel pain during sex and if you re a man you may have problems having or keeping an erection erectile dysfunction or ed. Descending perineal syndrome or pelvic floor relaxation is a complex condition caused by a loss of the pelvic muscular tone with resultant excessive descent of the entire floor at rest and or during evacuation.

Varicose veins are veins that become swollen. The syndrome was first described in 1966 by parks et al. It results in abnormal descent of the urinary bladder the uterovaginal vault and the rectum resulting in urinary continence fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Descending perineum syndrome dps is a common pelvic floor condition affecting women causing constipation.

Mechanistically the causes of pelvic floor dysfunction are two fold. On dynamic imaging pelvic floor descent is defined as anorectal junction descent of more than 2 5 cm below the pcl. Pelvic floor dysfunction is a common condition where you re unable to correctly relax and coordinate the muscles in your pelvic floor to urinate or to have a bowel movement. But let s not forget that every human being has a pelvic floor.

Descending perineum syndrome also known as levator plate sagging refers to a condition where the perineum balloons several centimeters below the bony outlet of the pelvis during strain although this descent may happen without straining. Widening of the pelvic floor hiatus and descent of pelvic floor below the pubococcygeal line with specific organ prolapse graded relative to the hiatus. Weakening of the female pelvic floor is a prevalent and debilitating disorder. Some women may be more likely to developing pelvic floor dysfunction because of an inherited.

Your pelvic floor is the group of muscles and ligaments in your pelvic region the pelvic floor acts like a. Dps affects the whole pelvic floor with excessive chronic straining pressure weakening the entire pelvic floor over time allowing the descent of tissues.