My provider tells me that I have some pelvic organ prolapse and recommends a pessary for treatment. What is a pessary? Do you think it’s a good option? If you have prolapse of your bladder, rectum, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preterm delivery or neonatal death occurred in 45.5% of the pessary group vs. 45.6% of the usual care group.

A device known as a pessary, thought promising for reducing preterm birth risk due to a short cervix, appears no more effective than usual medical care, according to a new study. A pessary is a ...

A study comparing cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix of ≤ 35 mm found no significant difference between the interventions for ...

IntroductionEven if you are diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse (POP), surgery is not necessarily required immediately. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, there are several options ranging ...

A cervical pessary does not reduce the rate of spontaneous early preterm birth in women and girls with a shortened cervix compared with expectant management, a new multicenter, randomized controlled ...

The aging population combined with increasing obesity rates has resulted in more women experiencing pelvic organ prolapse. Common treatment options include pelvic reconstructive surgery or the use of ...

Cervical pessaries didn't reduce risk of preterm birth and fetal death prior to 37 weeks gestation in high-risk singleton pregnancies, according to the randomized TOPS trial. The intravaginal device ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Feb 24, 2021)--The aging population combined with increasing obesity rates has resulted in more women experiencing pelvic organ prolapse. Common treatment options include pelvic ...