FEMALE UROLOGY

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

A 2020 study of 220 women who underwent vaginal prolapse repair found that using a pessary preoperatively identified 31% of women who had bothersome stress incontinence with pessary in place. (1)

1. Goessens, Emilie, et al. “The Use of a Vaginal Pessary to Decide Whether a Mid Urethral Sling Should Be Added to Prolapse Surgery.” The Journal of Urology, vol. 203, no. 3, 2020, pp. 598–603.