Factors influencing long-term pessary use

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 673-678

  Friedman, Sarah ^a,b   Sandhu, Katherine S ^a   Wang, Cuiling ^a   Mikhail, Magdy S ^a   Banks, Erika ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Albert Einstein Medical School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Continued pessary use; Long term pessary use; Nonsurgical management of prolapse; Pelvic organ prolapse; Pessary; Pessary counseling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 77952974401     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-1080-x     Document Type: Article

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