Due to the increased health awareness of women and their desire to maintain appropriate life quality, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence are the most common reasons for reporting to a gynecologist or a urologist. Problems associated with this pathology have been the subject of research for more than two decades. Pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence often coexist and, contrary to previous beliefs, they require specialist diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Proper diagnostic and therapeutic process requires knowledge and understanding of these conditions as well as the associated anatomical and functional anomalies. A revision surgery is needed in about 33% of patients receiving surgical treatment due to pelvic organ prolapse, which may indicate that the primary treatment failed to identify and manage all defects. Precise location of pelvic floor damage and knowledge on its risk factors may reduce the rates of revision surgeries. Considering the ageing of the population, this is undoubtedly of great importance as the number of women presenting with these conditions will continue to grow, which will translate into reduced quality of life.