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A cystocele (/ËsÉªstÉsiËl/ SIS-tÉ-seel) is a medical condition that occurs when the tough fibrous wall between a woman's bladder and her vagina (the pubocervical fascia) is torn by childbirth, allowing the bladder to herniate into the vagina.Urethroceles often occur with cystoceles. cystocele is mild (grade 1) when the bladder droops only a short way into the vagina. With more severe (grade 2) cystocele, the bladder sinks far enough to reach the opening of the vagina.
When healthy, the fascia and muscles support the bladder, vagina and rectum. Defects in the fascia can cause cystoceles and rectoceles. In a cystocele, there is a defect in the fascia between the bladder and vagina. This allows a part of the bladder wall to bulge into the vagina. There are three grades of cystocele: Grade 1: mildest form, where the bladder drops only partway into the vagina.