Jacqui Lambie has spoken out about vaginal prolapse. What is it – and how common is it?

Health condition remains stigmatised, despite affecting almost 50% of women who have been pregnant The Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has previously spoken out about her experience of vaginal prolapse and the financial burden military veterans can face in accessing treatment for it. On Monday, Labor and crossbenchers expressed their support for the senator, as she condemned a recent One Nation cartoon that mocked her for having the condition. Dr Sarah White, the chief executive of national women’s health nonprofit Jean Hailes, said mockery of a health condition like vaginal prolapse was “absolutely not OK”. Continue reading...