Possible Risk Factors for Postoperative Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze possible risk factors for the development of postoperative recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse. The study included 245 patients (median age – 68 years) who underwent surgery for the first time during the two to three years preceding the study. The recurrence rate was 45.3%. As a result of statistical analysis, there was no statistically significant correlation between the occurrence of relapse and/or the period before its occurrence and the period from the detection of symptoms to the doctor and surgical treatment, as well as the fact of prescribing conservative therapy before surgical treatment.