Acceptance of ring pessary in pelvic organ prolapse

Authors

  • Madhu Shrestha Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu

Keywords:

pelvic organ prolapse, pessaries, stages

Abstract

Aims: To evaluate the use of pessaries for women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse irrespectivve POP-Q stages.

Method: This is retrospective study conducted at Paropakar maternity and Women’s hospital from mid April to mid December 2018 on 114 women with pelvic organ prolapse.

Result: Total of 114 women with prolapse evaluated. Age of presentation ranged from 36 to 85 years. Twenty cases (17.6%) underwent prolapsed surgery and 71 cases (62.2%) had ring pessary.

Conclusion: Overall acceptance of vaginal ring pessary is very high. It can be used in the majority of women with patient satisfaction and without noteworthy complication.

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Author Biography

Madhu Shrestha, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Shrestha, M. (2019). Acceptance of ring pessary in pelvic organ prolapse. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 14(2), 46–48. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/NJOG/article/view/28438

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2019)

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Original Articles

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