摘要：Objec.ive: This study evaluates the relationship between symptoms of pelvic.floor disorders, and measurement of pelvic.organ prolapse. Study design: This retrospec.ive c.oss-sec.ional study assessed prolapse in 905 women in an ac.demic.urogynec.logic.prac.ic. using the Pelvic.Organ Prolapse Quantific.tion exam. Symptoms were assessed with a Likert symptom questionnaire and the Urogenital Distress Inventory. Relationships between symptoms and prolapse were analyzed using Spearman’ s c.rrelation. Results: Symptoms of “ bulging” c.rrelated moderately to the greatest extent of prolapse (r = 0.4, P <.001). Frequenc. of bother progressively inc.eases when the leading edge desc.nds from -3 and 0. Between ? 1 and ? 5, 90% of women report bother. Symptoms typic.lly attributed to anterior or posterior wall prolapse did not c.rrelate with desc.nt of the respec.ive c.mpartment. c.nc.usion: “ Bulging” is the princ.ple symptom that c.rrelates with prolapse severity. We found no disc.ete anatomic.position that disc.iminates between prolapse as a disease state and normal anatomic.variation.