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31 of 80 pessary patients (39%) discontinued pessary use or crossed over to surgery, with reasons including discomfort (47%), persistent bulge symptoms (42%), urinary symptoms (32%), and bowel symptoms (21%). Women who discontinued had no significant improvements in any PROMIS functioning domain and only 5% achieved 100% of pretreatment goals compared to 56% in the surgery group (P<0.0001).
Effect size31 of 80 pessary patients discontinued or crossed over to surgery; 5% of discontinuers achieved 100% goal attainment vs 56% surgery
ComparatorSurgery group and pessary continuation group
Effect summaryadverse; 31 of 80 pessary patients discontinued or crossed over to surgery; 5% of discontinuers achieved 100% goal attainment vs 56% surgery
Adverse eventsdiscomfort with pessary 47%, persistent bulge symptoms 42%, urinary symptoms 32%, bowel symptoms 21%

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PMC5086295
Patient-reported goal attainment and comprehensive functioning outcomes after surgery compared to pessary for pelvic organ prolapse
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