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A valuable resource for the health care practitioner treating patients with incontinence and prolapse, this book gives a comprehensive review of the evidence concerning pessaries and the practicalities of using pessaries. With a brief history of pessaries, specifically the authors provide profiles of the inventors of some of the more commonly used pessaries along with a description of their original purposes. The body of this book gives evidence supporting use of pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence. The authors go on to discuss the practical issues involved with the selection, fitting and care of the most popular pessaries. A significant proportion of the book contains illustrations to guide selection, fitting and care of pessaries as well as providing materials which could be photocopied to be handed out to patients. [This portion of the book might be supplemented by a CD-Rom containing video sequences illustrating pessary fitting and educational materials concerning pessary care.] Subject to industry support. The primary readership groups are urogynecologists, urologists, gynecologists, family physicians and specialty nurses.

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