Patient satisfaction and changes in prolapse and urinary symptoms in women who were fitted successfully with a pessary for pelvic organ prolapse

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1025-1029

  Clemons, Jeffrey L ^a   Aguilar, Vivian C ^b   Tillinghast, Tara A ^b   Jackson, Neil D ^b   Myers, Deborah L ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvic organ prolapse; Pessary; Prolapse symptom; Satisfaction; Urinary symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 2342419324     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.10.711     Document Type: Article

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