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4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Incontinence

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Any pessary vs pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)

Number of women with adverse events · pelvic organ prolapse in women

Any pessary may leads to higher number of women with adverse events compared with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 75.25 [4.7, 1205.45]
1 study · 97 participants
Low

PFMT added to continence pessary vs pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)

Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding or Spotting · pelvic organ prolapse in women

Pessary plus PFMT showed no clear difference in number of women with adverse events ‐ abnormal vaginal bleeding compared with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.18 [0.69, 6.91]
1 study · 260 participants
Low

PFMT added to continence pessary vs pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)

Number of women with adverse events ‐ de novo voiding difficulty · pelvic organ prolapse in women

Pessary plus PFMT showed no clear difference in number of women with adverse events ‐ de novo voiding difficulty compared with pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.32 [0.54, 3.19]
1 study · 189 participants
Low

Any pessary vs control, waiting list or no active treatment

Number of women with adverse events (vaginal bleeding, voiding difficulty) · pelvic organ prolapse in women

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pessaries (mechanical devices) for managing pelvic organ prolapse in women 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found