You Are a Gerontologist Operating in a Community Hospital, and an Older

Multiple Choice

You are a gerontologist operating in a community hospital, and an older patient of yours experiences a condition in which her supporting ligaments stretch and allow her uterus to drop into the vaginal cavity. You recognize that this condition is which of the following?

A) Rectocele
B) Prolapse of the uterus
C) Cystocele
D) Atrophic vaginitis