plural pessaries
1
: a vaginal suppository
2
: a device worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition, or prevent conception
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If needed, medications like Cymbalta, devices like vaginal pessaries, or specialist treatments like urethral bulking can be used.
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Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
The pessaries were for use by women for whom pregnancy would be too risky.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
Many women with mild symptoms will do well with conservative treatment such as a vaginal pessary, a silicone device that supports the pelvic organ.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
There are many therapies for incontinence, from bladder training, pelvic floor exercises, pessaries, medications, injections and surgeries.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2020
Other implants, like plastic urinary pessaries or penile pumps, would never even be seen by a crematory worker.
—Hayley Campbell, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
Some, like this bronze Roman pessary dated between 200 B.C. and 400 C.E., were used to support the uterus.
—National Geographic, 19 Feb. 2016
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Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
The pessaries were for use by women for whom pregnancy would be too risky.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
Many women with mild symptoms will do well with conservative treatment such as a vaginal pessary, a silicone device that supports the pelvic organ.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
There are many therapies for incontinence, from bladder training, pelvic floor exercises, pessaries, medications, injections and surgeries.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2020
Other implants, like plastic urinary pessaries or penile pumps, would never even be seen by a crematory worker.
—Hayley Campbell, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
Some, like this bronze Roman pessary dated between 200 B.C. and 400 C.E., were used to support the uterus.
—National Geographic, 19 Feb. 2016
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“Pessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pessary. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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pessary
noun
pes·sa·ry
ˈpes-ə-rē 
plural pessaries
1
: a vaginal suppository
2
: a device worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition, or prevent conception
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