2019, Volume 12, Issue 3, pp 271 – 275

Patient Satisfaction and Symptoms Improvement in Women Using a Vginal Pessary for The Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Issues

Special Issues

Authors and Affiliations

Corresponding Author: Zinat Ghanbari, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Nahid Radnia, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. Tel.: 09121305814, E-mail: drz_ghanbari@yahoo.com

Abstract

Pelvic organ prolapse is a common complaint among older women. Vaginal pessary insertion is an appropriate treatment as a non-surgical method with few complications. This paper is a prospective observational study of 68 patients with pelvic organ prolapse that was carried out at the Imam Khomeini Hospital’s Pelvic Floor clinic. The degree of pelvic organ prolapse was graded according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) System. For all patients, the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20) questionnaire was completed before vaginal pessary insertion, and after approximately 6 months of treatment. After 6-8 months, we found out that vaginal discharge was significantly increased and the feeling of fullness in the vagina was significantly decreased. However, sexual dissatisfaction, the feeling of incomplete evacuation, fecal and urinary incontinence, frequent urination, and pain or discomfort in the genital region were not significantly different after using a pessary. Approximately half a year later, 96.7% of the women with a successful pessary fitting trial were satisfied and reported a significant improvement in symptoms. Further studies with larger sample size, a different type of pessary, and a longer follow-up duration are recommended to evaluate all the symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse and its treatment.

Keywords

About this article

PMC ID: 6814872
PubMed ID: 31666830
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2019-0042

Article Publishing Date (print): Jul-Sep 2019
Available Online: 

Journal information

ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.


SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Issues

Special Issues