A pessary is like a sports bra for your vagina! Surabhi interviews Cara McDougall, a pelvic health physiotherapist specializing in pessary assessment and fitting. We discuss how pessaries support people with pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, who makes an ideal candidate, and the success rate. Let’s debunk common myths and release the stigma around pessary use (it’s been around forever!).

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Specific Topics:

—What is a Pessary?
—History of Pessaries (it started in ancient Egypt!)
—Helping Patients with Pessary Care → 0:03:32
—Symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
—Who is the ideal candidate & ideal timing for Pessary Use?
—What are unsafe circumstances for Pessary Use?
—Common Myths about Pessaries
—Gaining relief of symptoms with a pessary
—Trial Pessary
—Sex & Pessary Use
—Periods & Pessary Use
—What are pessary fittings like?
—Pregnancy & Pessary Use
—Pessaries & Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)

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Important Links:
—Follow Toronto Pessary Clinic on Instagram @torontopessaryclinic
—www.torontopessaryclinic.com www.saskatoonpessaryclinic.com

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—Read my Blog for more on Pessaries and Prolapse: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/blog/vagina-sports-bra-pessary-prolapse and https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/blog/pelvic-organ-prolapse-top-questions-answered

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