Aoife Harvey has been a physiotherapist for over 20 years, and while she studied female health physiotherapy, it wasn’t until ...

Oestrogen cream did not improve the continuation rate of ring pessary use and satisfaction among postmenopausal women with ...

Starting off with Ancient Egypt, we’ve got some interesting options. Amazingly, we have two separate papyri that talk about ...

The following is a summary of “Topical lidocaine for pessary removal and reinsertion pain reduction: a randomized clinical trial,” published in the March 2025 issue of American Journal of Obstetrics & ...

Have you noticed an unusual bulge in your vagina or a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area? Maybe you're fine in the morning, but by evening, things feel… off. These could be signs of a prolapsed ...

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 ...

Cervical pessary versus vaginal progesterone in women with a singleton pregnancy, a short cervix, and no history of spontaneous preterm birth at less than 34 weeks’ gestation: open label ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone in the prevention of adverse perinatal outcomes and preterm birth in pregnant women of singletons with no prior ...

Learn about the causes and treatments of a prolapsed uterus, a condition in which the pelvic ligaments, muscles, and tissues that support the uterus weaken.

Vaginal pessaries are soft, removable devices that help relieve the pressure and discomfort caused by pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Here’s how they work, how they help, and how you should care ...

Self-management of a pessary to treat pelvic organ prolapse in women leads to fewer complications and could save the NHS money, research has shown. The study at Glasgow Caledonian University’s ...