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Inclusion criteria were: (1) pessary fitting attempted in women with symptomatic POP; (2) pessary fitting success among the study outcomes with a maximal follow-up of 3 months; (3) baseline parameters compared between successful and unsuccessful group. A meta-analysis was performed using the random effects model.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Main results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Twenty-four studies were included in the meta-analysis. Parameters associated with unsuccessful pessary fitting were: age (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.56\u20130.86); BMI (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.08\u20131.70); menopause (OR 0.65 95% CI 0.47\u20130.88); de novo stress urinary incontinence (OR 5.59, 95% CI 2.24\u201313.99); prior surgery, i.e. hysterectomy (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.48\u20132.40), POP surgery (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.34\u20133.38), pelvic surgery (OR 1.81, 05% CI 1.01\u20133.26) and incontinence surgery (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.08\u20133.25); Colorectal-Anal Distress Inventory-8 scores (OR 1.92, 95% CI 1.22\u20133.02); solitary predominant posterior compartment POP (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.08\u20132.35); total vaginal length (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.32\u20130.97); wide introitus (OR 4.85, 95% CI 1.60\u201314.68); levator ani avulsion (OR 2.47, 95% CI 1.35\u20134.53) and hiatal area on maximum Valsalva (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.27\u20132.80).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>During counselling for pessary treatment a higher risk of failure due to the aforementioned parameters should be discussed and modifiable parameters should be addressed. 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