CLINICAL IMPORTANCE The prevalence of PoP increases with age The lifetime risk that a woman in the usa Mill have surgery for POP or urinary incontinence is 11%, with up to 1/3 of surgeries representing repeat procedures The direct cost of prolapse surgery is greater than $1 billion per yearCLINICAL IMPORTANCE • The prevalence of POP increases with age • The lifetime risk that a woman in the USA will have surgery for POP or urinary incontinence is 11%, with up to 1/3 of surgeries representing repeat procedures. • The direct cost of prolapse surgery is greater than $1 billion per year