Long-term vaginal ring pessary use: Discontinuation rates and adverse events

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1715-1721

  Sarma, S ^a   Ying, T ^b   Moore, K H ^b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Discontinuation rates; Long term complications; Vaginal ring pessary

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA PAIN; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINA RING; VAGINAL DISCOMFORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PESSARIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 70449419911     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02380.x     Document Type: Article

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