Grading
They are graded either via the Baden-Walker System or the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) System.
| Grade | posterior urethral descent, lowest part other sites |
|---|---|
| 0 | normal position for each respective site |
| 1 | descent halfway to the hymen |
| 2 | descent to the hymen |
| 3 | descent halfway past the hymen |
| 4 | maximum possible descent for each site |
| Stage | description |
|---|---|
| 0 | No prolapse anterior and posterior points are all -3 cm, and C or D is between -TVL and -(TVL-2) cm. |
| 1 | The criteria for stage 0 are not met, and the most distal prolapse is more than 1 cm above the level of the hymen (less than -1 cm). |
| 2 | The most distal prolapse if between 1 cm above and 1 cm below the hymen (at least one point is -1, 0, or +1). |
| 3 | The most distal prolapse is more than 1 cm below the hymen but no further than 2 cm less than TVL. |
| 4 | Represents complete procidentia or vault eversion; the most distal prolapse protrudes to at least (TVL-2) cm. |
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