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Committee Vacancies
Survey: Shelf/Gellhorn Pessaries

IUGA 2013 38th Annual Meeting

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Survey

Dear Colleagues and Members of IUGA,

We would be grateful if you would consider completing a short survey about the use of shelf/gellhorn pessaries.

Traditionally, ring pessaries are changed every 3-4 months but there is no evidence or guidance for how often shelf/gellhorn pessaries should be changed. The questions are: 'do they need to be removed or changed and if so how often? Does doing this reduce the risk of fistulae?’ Also some can be difficult to remove causing pain and bleeding. There are no evidence-based guidelines and these are required for all clinicians who manage women with pelvic organ prolapse. Your views will help us identify current practice and help with research and guidance.

Please click on the link to complete the survey. It should take no more than 5 minutes of your time:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Pessarysurvey1

If clicking this link does not work, please copy and paste it into your browser.

Many thanks indeed for your help with this survey.

Kind Regards,

Dr. Afshan Khaja &
Professor Bob Freeman
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Please note this survey has been reviewed and approved by the IUGA Research & Development Committee.