"Pessaries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices worn in the vagina to provide support to displaced uterus or rectum. Pessaries are used in conditions such as UTERINE PROLAPSE; CYSTOCELE; or RECTOCELE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010570
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.499
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pessaries" by people in Profiles.
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Factors affecting patient choice for continued observation versus intervention for pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 02; 32(2):273-278.
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Outcomes of observation as therapy for pelvic organ prolapse: a study in the natural history of pelvic organ prolapse. Neurourol Urodyn. 2013 Apr; 32(4):383-6.
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Efficacy of progesterone vaginal suppositories in alleviation of nervous symptoms in patients with premenstrual syndrome. J Assist Reprod Genet. 1995 Mar; 12(3):205-9.
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Carcinoma of the vagina. JAMA. 1971 Jul 05; 217(1):46-52.