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Kazpot,

Cervical prolapse often happens in women who have had children. Have you been referred to a urologist? A urologist may recommend fitting you with a pessary (a disc that the doctor inserts that holds the cervix and uterus in place). The surgery you are talking about is also an option. Here is the Mayo Clinic's page on uterine prolapse. Be sure to click on the links down the side that include symptoms, causes, tests and treatment:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/uterine-prolapse/DS00700

Here's a direct link to their treatments page:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/uterine-prolapse/DS00700/DSECTION=treat...

Here is a detailed page on the use of pessaries, from the American Academy of Family Physicians:

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000501/2729ph.html

And here are diagrams of two kinds of passaries in their place in the body:

http://64.143.176.9/library/healthguide/en-us/support/topic.asp?hwid=zm5071
http://www.health.com/health/library/mdp/0,,zm5070,00.html

This is an article from one of EmpowHer's sponsors (Ethicon, which is a Johnson & Johnson company) that discusses some of their products used to repair prolapse and what to expect (note, the links on this page are also theirs):

https://www.empowher.com/providers/article/focus-one-treatment-pelvic-org...

And here's a good explanation of pregnancy with cervical prolapse:

http://www.wdxcyber.com/mprolap2.htm

Does this information help?

Why does your doctor think surgery is the best option for you?