When you envision the complicated inner machinery in women’s bodies — and all the pushing and pulling that goes on with pregnancy and childbirth — it’s no surprise that as the years roll by and gravity takes its toll, the positioning of the pelvic organs (especially the uterus, bladder, rectum) could easily get out of whack. And it will for almost half of women globally. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the surprisingly common condition that no one talks about. It happens when one or more of the pelvic organs (including the uterus, bladder and rectum) become too weak to support the pelvic organs, so they drop from their normal position into the vagina. For some women, this happens all at once and feels almost like ball dropping into the vagina or a tampon sliding down too low; but for others, the signs are more subtle and include unexplained constipation and/or feelings of discomfort during sex.