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Vaginal Prolapse Home Care
Home care for vaginal prolapse includes:
How to perform Kegel exercises:
  • Contract your muscles upward and inward while urinating, so that you can stop the flow of urine.
  • Hold this position for a count of 6 seconds.
  • Release the urine for a count of 6 seconds.
  • Repeat the above one more time before emptying your bladder.
  • Once you are able to perform this exercise while urinating, you may perform them between urinating.
  • Perform the exercises 4 times a day.
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Last Updated: Aug 22, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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