Self-care Pessary Management and Factors Associated With Long-Term Pessary Use

Lucy Olson; Heather Winn; Irene Morcuende; Rene R. Genadry; Joseph T. Kowalski; Catherine S. Bradley

doi:10.1097/spv.0000000000001839

April 3, 2026Urogynecology

Self-care Pessary Management and Factors Associated With Long-Term Pessary Use

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The aim is to explore how well patients can manage pessaries themselves and what factors influence long-term usage.
Cohort study examining patient self-management of pessaries.
Evaluation of patient characteristics influencing duration of use.
Comparison of management types in relation to usage duration.
Most patients successfully self-managed their pessaries.
Duration of pessary use correlated with specific patient characteristics.
Management type did not significantly impact duration of use.

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Implication

Cohort study assesses long-term pessary management in patients, indicating key self-care factors.

Abstract

In this cohort, the majority of patients were able to self-manage a pessary. Duration of use was associated with patient characteristics but not with management type.

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Olson et al. (2026) studied this question.

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