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.

Use of a cervical pessary may prevent spontaneous preterm birth in women with a shortened cervix in comparison to women who did not use the device, a study found. This randomized controlled trial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patient-reported improvement of pelvic organ prolapse symptoms was similar for pessary vs. surgery, but ...

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 ...

Preterm birth or birth before 37 weeks of gestation, is a major global health concern, significantly contributing to infant mortality and long-term health issues. According to the World Health ...

Credit: Getty Images. Findings showed the device may increase the risk of fetal or neonatal/infant death. Among women with a short cervix, the use of a cervical pessary did not result in a reduction ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) — For women with a twin pregnancy, insertion of a cervical pessary is not associated with a reduction in the rate of spontaneous early preterm birth, according to a study published ...