Pessary types and discontinuation rates in patients with advanced pelvic organ prolapse.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with long-term pessary use in patients with advanced pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of patients with POP of stage ≥2 managed with a pessary. Patients were excluded if the date of fitting or follow-up was unavailable.