article_snippet.sent: It is a painful and embarrassing condition that affects millions of British women.
article_snippet.sent: Complications include an uncomfortable dragging or ‘full’ feeling, discomfort during sex or stress incontinence.
article_snippet.sent: I had back pain, sitting was uncomfortable and intercourse was painful.
article_snippet.sent: I’d also started to have leakage.
article_snippet.sent: ’d was mortifying being a woman in my early 40s and not being able to control my bladder.
article_snippet.sent: I put up with the symptoms for five years, but when I started to have bleeding, I knew enough was enough.
article_snippet.sent: I feel so much more feminine since my operation –
article_snippet.sent: And because I had a sacrohysteropexy rather than a hysterectomy, everything is still there.