Women's Health Unlocked

Discover the key to your pelvic health

- Missy Lavender

Last month, I had my second abdominal sacral colpopexy, the correction of a prolapse of the vaginal canal. It was basically a repeat of what I went through 14 years ago, but this time without the accompanying hysterectomy.

The procedure basically means restoring everything inside back to its full working position—and keeping it there. My procedure falls into the category of women’s health “below the belt.” It had all the components of a traditional 21st-century surgery: laparoscopy, pain management, and post-op rehabilitation. There was also what I brought to the table, so to speak.

As a patient turned pelvic health evangelist, I have learned a lot over the years. There is nothing mysterious about my pelvic region. I understand it; I’m passionate about my pelvic health; and I do everything I can to educate my daughter to empower her self-worth as a woman who has her own “women’s health future.”