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Pessary
A pessary is a vaginal insert used in the non-surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse.
Dr. Joe Littlejohn reviewed this
28 year experience in Urology
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A 39-year old female asked:
What is a pessary?
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A 34-year old asked:
How long will a pessary last?
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A 47-year old asked:
Do gellhorn pessaries often fall out?
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A 43-year old asked:
How much time does the pessary take to dissolve ?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: pessary?
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A 26-year old asked:
How could I know if I have a problem with my pessary?
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A 61-year old female asked:
Have you heard if sea sponge pessary and does it work?
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A 35-year old asked:
How frequently should I remove my pessary and clean it?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is a pessary used for? Are pessaries still being used, in the modern era?
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A 69-year old female asked:
Are Vagifem pessaries safe long term?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can I do kegels while wearing my pessary?
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A 31-year old asked:
Canestan pessary prescribed over 3 nights normal?
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A 33-year old asked:
What happens if someone accidentally swallowed a pessary?
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A 47-year old asked:
What will happen if you use more than two caneston pessaries in six months?
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A 50-year old asked:
I was wondering are some pessaries hard for patient to remove/replace herself?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it normal that my pessary is making me more irritated than i was previously?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hi please help I need advice I swallowed a pessary tablet orally by mistake.what should I do ? I'm worried
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hi please help!! I need advice I swallowed a pessary tablet orally by mistake. Misread the instructions.What should I do ? I'm worried! Please help
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A 36-year old asked:
What are cyclogest (progesterone) pessaries?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can I use an old diaphragm instead of a pessary?
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A 36-year old asked:
Who is familiar with a vaginal pessary? Do they hurt?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is canesten .5g one day pessaries enough or do I need external cream as well?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hi please help I need advice I swallowed a pessary (trush tablet) orally by mistake. What should I do ? I'm worried
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A 33-year old asked:
Does the canesten pessary interfere with urination?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you tell me more about ring pessaries and bladder prolapse?
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A 23-year old male asked:
How long a lady should rest in bed if they have a vaginal pessaries in for?
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A 22-year old female asked:
The canesten pessary what kind of infections does it clear? and one tablet is enough?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Longstanding vaginal gischarge with foul smelling dispite of using topical antfungal and vaginal pessaries several times.its embarrasing alot?
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A female asked:
I've used caneston pessary last night and this morning I've had a thick chalky white discharge which is the tablet having broken up. Is this normal?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I took prontogest 100 injection daily for 3 weeks,then cyclogest (progesterone) rectal pessaries 400mg daily for a month,200mg for a month,still on it,until when?
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