Correspondence: Dr. Hediye Dagdeviren e-mail: hediyedagdeviren@ gmail.com Uterine prolapse complicating pregnancy is a rare event. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with uterine prolapsus at 24 weeks of gestation. Our case was managed conservatively with a ring pessary. Postnatally the uterine prolapse recovered spontaneously. At 12 months postpartum follow-up there was no evidence of ute...

PURPOSE Patients with congenital genitourinary abnormalities are growing into adulthood and their expectations, especially in the areas of sexual function and fertility are creating unforeseen challenges for health care providers. We review the incidence and management of pelvic organ prolapse at our Transitional Urology Clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study is a retrospective chart review...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of cerclage pessary in the prevention of preterm birth in asymptomatic Chinese women with a short cervix at 20 to 24 weeks. METHODS Low-risk women carrying singleton pregnancies were screened with transvaginal ultrasound, and those with a cervical length <25 mm at 20 to 24 weeks were recruited into a randomized controlled trial, comparing the prophylac...

BACKGROUND Multiple pregnancies are at high risk for preterm birth, and therefore an important cause of infant mortality and morbidity. A pessary is a simple and potentially effective measure for the prevention of preterm birth. Small studies have indicated its effectiveness, but large studies with sufficient power on the subject are lacking. Despite this lack of evidence, the treatment is at p...

To investigate the efficacy of cervical pessary placement in preventing preterm birth and perinatal morbidity and mortality in asymptomatic women with a singleton pregnancy and a short cervix, we searched literature in relevant databases. The meta-analysis of the 3 included trials (1412 women) showed cervical pessary placement did not reduce the risk of spontaneous preterm birth <34 weeks in th...

Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão da literatura médica sobre o impacto do uso de pessários vaginais na qualidade vida mulheres com prolapso órgãos pélvicos. Fonte dados: Realizou-se pesquisa no banco dados National Library of Medicine (PubMed) utilizando-se as palavras-chave "pessary", "POP" e "quality life". Não foram aplicadas restrições quanto ao período publicação ou idioma para abranger maior...

Received: 25.11.2009; Accepted: 13.09.2011 doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(11)60107-X • Gravida2: Six years back, spontaneous abortion at 12 weeks gestation, managed at a civil hospital. • Gravida3: Five years back, spontaneous abortion at 20 weeks gestation, managed at a peripheral military hospital. • Gravida4: Four years back, transvaginal cerclage given, spontaneous abortion at 16 weeks gestation, ...

Pelvic organ prolapse is highly prevalent, and negatively affects a woman's quality of life. Women with bothersome prolapse may be offered pessary management or may choose to undergo corrective surgery. In choosing the most appropriate surgical procedure, there are many factors to consider. These may include the location(s) of anatomic defects, the severity of prolapse symptoms, the activity le...

SENILE vaginitis is a distressing condition frequently encountered in gynxcological practice. It is an atrophy of the vaginal mucosa occurring usually at the time of the menopause. The thin mucosa becomes very prone to infection and often small superficial areas of granulation or ulceration develop. The common symptoms complained of are vulval pruritis, burning, and soreness. Also a rather thin...

A 32 year old woman gravida 3 para 2 was admitted in her 33 rd week of pregnancy for management of uterine prolapse in pregnancy. Her first child was age of 3 years and was born by forceps assisted vaginal delivery, weighting 3,8 kg. She had no history of uterine prolapse prior to the current pregnancy. In the 12 th week of gestation, she noticed a protrusion from her vagina. She had no other s...