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Podcast: Mom Strength
Episode: Most #70: Pessaries, Prolapse & Stress Incontinence with Cara McDougall
Description: A pessary is like a sports bra for your vagina! Surabhi interviews Cara McDougall, a pelvic health physiotherapist specializing in pessary assessment and fitting. We discuss how pessaries support people with pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, who makes an ideal candidate, and the success rate. Let’s debunk common myths and release the stigma around pessary use (it’s been around forever!)..Specific Topics:—What is a Pessary?—History of Pessaries (it started in ancient Egypt!)—Helping Patients with Pessary Care → 0:03:32—Symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)—Who is the ideal ca...