Pessaries are still in use and if you would rather try that first, your physician should be willing to fit your or give you a good, detailed explanation as to why it is not going to be safe or effective for you.
I found a couple of links for you. There are more, but these seemed good and current. The first is a patient education pamphlet from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp012.cfm.
The next is an article from the American Family Physician journal called Practical Use of the Pessary: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000501/2719.html.
I suggest you take this information back to the doctor and ask why exactly he feels you should not try a pessary before surgical intervention. If there is no danger to you in doing so and it's just his preference, push for what you want and if it means seeing a different physician, I suggest that you do so.
Thank you for the question and please let us know how it goes.
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Hi Dery
Pessaries are still in use and if you would rather try that first, your physician should be willing to fit your or give you a good, detailed explanation as to why it is not going to be safe or effective for you.
I found a couple of links for you. There are more, but these seemed good and current. The first is a patient education pamphlet from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp012.cfm.
The next is an article from the American Family Physician journal called Practical Use of the Pessary: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000501/2719.html.
I suggest you take this information back to the doctor and ask why exactly he feels you should not try a pessary before surgical intervention. If there is no danger to you in doing so and it's just his preference, push for what you want and if it means seeing a different physician, I suggest that you do so.
Thank you for the question and please let us know how it goes.
June 21, 2010 - 2:59pmThis Comment
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