INTRODUCTION: The terminology for female pelvic floor prolapse (POP) should be defined and organized in a clinically-based consensus Report. METHODS: This Report combines the input of members of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by external referees. Appropriate core clinical categories and a sub-classification were developed to give a coding to definitions. An extensive process of fourteen rounds of internal and external review was involved to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus). RESULTS: A Terminology Report for female POP, encompassing over 230 separate definitions, has been developed. It is clinically-based with the most common diagnoses defined. Clarity and user-friendliness have been key aims to make it interpretable by practitioners and trainees in all the different specialty groups involved in female pelvic floor dysfunction and POP. Female-specific imaging (ultrasound, radiology and MRI) and conservative and surgical managements are major additions and appropriate figures have been included to supplement and clarify the text. Emerging concepts and measurements, in use in the literature and offering further research potential, but requiring further validation, have been included as an appendix. Interval (5-10 year) review is anticipated to keep the document updated and as widely acceptable as possible. CONCLUSION: A consensus-based Terminology Report for female POP has been produced to aid clinical practice and research.

Brno University Hospital Brno Czech Republic

Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA

Hospital Presidente Varga Porto Alegre RS Brazil

Kantonsspital Aarau Switzerland

Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis Delft Netherlands

St Mary's Hospital London UK

University Medical Centre Utrecht Netherlands

University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas NV USA

University of New South Wales Suite 904 St Vincent's Clinic 438 Victoria Street Darlinghurst 2010 N S W Australia

University of Queensland Brisbane Australia

Worcestershire Royal Hospital Worcester UK

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