Effectiveness of Vaginal Pessary Use in Improving Quality of Life Among Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Prospective Study
Vaginal pessary use was safe, highly effective, and well tolerated, leading to symptom and QoL improvements among Vietnamese women with advanced POP. These findings support pessary use as a first-line management option, especially for women who are elderly, have comorbidities, or lack access to surgery.
Authors
- Hai Thanh Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7226-9346)
- Nguyen Toan Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7134-7878)
- Thanh Quang Lê (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-4764)
- Nam Hoang Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-5628)
Institutions
- Khanh Hoa General Hospital (VN)
- Viet Duc Hospital (VN)
- Tokushima University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13212659
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00