摘要：Objective: this study evaluates the relationship between symptoms of pelvic floor disorders, and measurement of pelvic organ prolapse. Study design: this retrospective cross-sectional study assessed prolapse in 905 women in an academic urogynecologic practice using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification exam. Symptoms were assessed w.t. a Likert symptom questionnaire and the Urogenital Distress Inventory. Relationships between symptoms and prolapse were analyzed using Spearman’ s correlation. Results: Symptoms of “ bulging” correlated moderately to the greatest extent of prolapse (r = 0.4, P <.001). Frequency of bother progressively increases when the leading edge descends from -3 and 0. Between ? 1 and ? 5, 90% of women report bother. Symptoms typically attributed to anterior or posterior wall prolapse did not correlate w.t. descent of the respective compartment. Conclusion: “ Bulging” is the principle symptom that correlates w.t. prolapse severity. we found no discrete anatomic position that discriminates between prolapse as a disease state and normal anatomic variation.