Introduction And Hypothesis: To define the prevalence and incidence of pelvic/low back pain in patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
Methods: Patients presenting for POP to three urogynecology centers in the US, UK, and Chile were enrolled in an IRB-approved cross-sectional study assessing pain, GU, GI and sexual function symptoms. For prevalence, symptoms were noted as present if the participant recorded the symptom and reported the degree of bother as "somewhat," "a moderate amount," or "a lot.