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pessary

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pessary Med
1. a device for inserting into the vagina, either as a support for the uterus or (diaphragm pessary) to deliver a drug, such as a contraceptive
2. a medicated vaginal suppository


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One solution has been to bring services through mobile reproductive health camps, where women can be fitted with a pessary ring, which holds back the uterus and prevents it from falling out.
Women were considered ineligible if they indicated prior treatments for SUI (collagen injection, medications affecting bladder tone, pessary, or surgery).
Nor will I give a woman a pessary to procure abortion.
 
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