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Urinary Incontinence
Women accept vaginal pessaries for management of stress and mixed UI
December 16th, 2004
Most women would consider use of a vaginal pessary for management of stress and mixed urinary incontinence, according to study findings. M.J. Donnelly, University of Iowa, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort "to describe the use of incontinence pessaries in 239 women presenting to a tertiary referral center with symptoms of stress or mixed urinary incontinence. The mean age of the group was 57.4 years and mean body mass index 31.1 kg/m2." The ob/gyns "offered pessaries to 190 of 239 women, of whom 119 (62.6%) chose to undergo fitting. Most women (89.1%) achieved a successful fit." Of 100 women who took a pessary home to manage...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-16)
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