TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pessaries for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence A1 - Thakar, Ranee A2 - Rogers, Rebecca G. A2 - Sung, Vivian W. A2 - Iglesia, Cheryl B. A2 - Thakar, Ranee PY - 2014 T2 - Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: Clinical Practice and Surgical Atlas AB - Pessaries offer a safe, nonsurgical option for the treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. The concept of pessaries for the treatment of prolapse is not a new one. The pessary dates back thousands of years, prior to the days of Hippocrates, and innumerable varieties have been available over the last 200 years. One of the earliest “pessaries” used was placement of half a pomegranate in the vagina, as described by a Greek physician called Polybus.1 Other methods described include a linen tampon soaked with astringent vinegar or a piece of beef as advocated by Soranus, another Greek physician. It was only in the 16th century that a device was made specifically to be used as a pessary, as opposed to using naturally occurring objects. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105831120 ER -