Algorithm for the treatment for women with POP and/or SUI

POP: pelvic organ prolapse; SUI: stress urinary incontinence.
* For information on urinary stress testing, refer to UpToDate content on the preoperative evaluation of women undergoing surgical treatment of SUI.
¶ For discussion of prolapse stage, refer to UpToDate content on the diagnostic evaluation of POP in women.
Δ Prolapse-reduction stress testing consists of elevating prolapsed structures to approximate normal pelvic support during clinical or urodynamic urinary function testing.
◊ For information on prolapse staging, refer to UpToDate content on the diagnostic evaluation of POP.
§ Refer to UpToDate content on selection of primary surgical procedure for SUI.
¥ For further discussion of the risks and benefits of incontinence surgery in women without SUI, refer to UpToDate content on the surgical treatment of POP and SUI.
‡ For more information on combined treatment of POP and SUI, refer to UpToDate content on surgical treatment of women with both POP and SUI.