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Selection of Pessaries for Urinary Incontinence

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Although a large number of pessaries are purportedly designed to treat urinary incontinence, only a few pessaries have actually undergone clinical trial. This chapter discusses the qualities of the most commonly used continence pessaries and indications for their use. This chapter discusses the following issues:

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    Categories of continence pessaries

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    The design features of continence pessaries and the impact these features have on pessary selection

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Authors
  1. Baharak Amir-Khalkhali
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  2. Scott A. Farell
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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dalhouise University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Scott A. Farell BA, BEd, MD, FRCSC (Professor) (Professor)

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Amir-Khalkhali, B., Farell, S.A. (2006). Selection of Pessaries for Urinary Incontinence. In: Farell, S.A. (eds) Pessaries in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-315-4_6

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-315-4_6

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