Female patients with POP will be evaluated for vaginal elasticity using vaginal tactile imaging both before and after surgery for the repair of the POP. Surgical repair will be performed by a single surgeon who will perform either a laparoscopic or vaginal repair.
Patients will be recruited and sign a consent form. The patients included are patients with POP that are candidates for either laparoscopic or vaginal repair. Assessment of vaginal elasticity via vaginal tactile imaging will be performed at 3 different points: * The day of surgery before surgery. * The day after surgery. * 3 months post-operational. Every patient will serve as her own control. Demographic, gynecologic and obstetric history will be obtained from patients' electronic files.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Patients will undergo elasticity assessment with vaginal tactile imaging the be once before surgical repair and twice after surgery in a 3 month interval.
Rambam health care campus
Haifa, Israel
Vaginal elasticity assessment
Vaginal elasticity as measured by the vaginal tactile imager measuring the local vaginal pressure (in mmHg)
Time frame: Up to 3 months from enrollment
Comparison of vaginal elasticity between repair methods
Assessment of the difference in vaginal elasticity (measured in mmHg) between the laparoscopic and vaginal surgical repair groups.
Time frame: Up to 3 months from enrollment
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