Credit: Getty Images. Findings showed the device may increase the risk of fetal or neonatal/infant death. Among women with a short cervix, the use of a cervical pessary did not result in a reduction ...

A device known as a pessary, thought promising for reducing preterm birth risk due to a short cervix, appears no more effective than usual medical care, according to a new study. A pessary is a ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cosm Medical proudly announces FDA clearance for Gynethotics™ Pessaries, marking it as the first personalized pessary available to patients. This milestone follows a recent ...

Self-management of a pessary to treat pelvic organ prolapse in women leads to fewer complications and could save the NHS money, research has shown. The study at Glasgow Caledonian University’s School ...

Women who used a cervical pessary had a lower spontaneous preterm birth rate at less than 34 weeks of pregnancy compared with women who did not use a pessary, according to findings recently published ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preterm delivery or neonatal death occurred in 45.5% of the pessary group vs. 45.6% of the usual care group.

A pessary is a device that can help support the pelvic organs and hold them in place. A user inserts it through the vagina to manage symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse. A pelvic organ prolapse occurs ...

Cervical pessaries didn't reduce risk of preterm birth and fetal death prior to 37 weeks gestation in high-risk singleton pregnancies, according to the randomized TOPS trial. The intravaginal device ...