• A Rectocele results from a tear in the rectovaginal septum (which is normally a tough, fibrous, sheet-like divider between the rectum and vagina). Rectal tissue bulges through this tear and into the vagina as a hernia. There are two main causes of this tear: childbirth, and hysterectomy.
  Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
  The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
• A weakening of the vaginal wall that allows the rectum to bulge into the vagina.
  Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
  Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
• Herniation of the RECTUM into the VAGINA.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition that is increasing in incidence. Many cases of prolapse of the posterior vaginal wall occur along with other pelvic support defects.
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Rectocele, disorder in which the rectum bulges into the back wall of the vagina. It is caused when the muscles and connective tissues supporting the rectum and back wall of the vagina are weakened, usually due to repeated childbirth or to aging, and the rectum sags until it abuts the vagina. A...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020