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For restitution of pelvic floor connective tissue and thereby therapy of postpartum pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, the Restifem\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      pessary is approved. It supports the anterior vaginal wall behind the symphysis, the lateral sulci and the sacro-uterine ligaments and stabilises the connective tissue. We evaluated the compliance and applicability of Restifem\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      use in women postpartum in a preventive and therapeutic approach.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Restifem\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      pessary was handed out to 857 women. Six weeks after birth, they started the pessary use. After 8\u00a0weeks, 3 and 6 months postpartum, women received a questionnaire via online survey for evaluation of pessary applicability and efficacy.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After 8\u00a0weeks, 209 women answered the questionnaire. 119 women used the pessary. Common problems were discomfort, pain and the pessary use was to circuitous. Vaginal infections were rare. After 3\u00a0months, 85 women and after 6\u00a0months, 38 women still used the pessary. 3\u00a0months postpartum, 94% of women with POP, 72% of women with UI and 66% of women with OAB stated to have an improvement of their symptoms using the pessary. 88% women without any disorder felt an improvement of stability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Use of the Restifem\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      pessary in the postpartum period is feasible and accompanied with less complications. It reduces POP and UI and leads to an increased sense of stability. So, Restifem\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      pessary can be offered to women postpartum to improve pelvic floor dysfunction.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00404-023-07075-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,21]],"date-time":"2023-05-21T03:01:17Z","timestamp":1684638077000},"page":"651-659","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Evaluating compliance and applicability of postpartum pessary use for preventing and treating pelvic floor dysfunction: a prospective multicenter study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"308","author":[{"given":"Brenda","family":"Kiefner","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Frank","family":"Schwab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Madeleine","family":"Kuppinger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Nacke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ute","family":"Kelkenberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sabine","family":"Sch\u00fctze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Franziska","family":"Berger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Lindner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lars","family":"Hellmeyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wolfgang","family":"Janni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melanie","family":"Metz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7327-7735","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miriam","family":"Deniz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,21]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"7075_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"777","DOI":"10.1097\/AOG.0b013e3182267f2f","volume":"118","author":"VL Handa","year":"2011","unstructured":"Handa VL, Blomquist JL, Knoepp LR, Hoskey KA, McDermott KC, Mu\u00f1oz A (2011) Pelvic floor disorders 5\u201310 years after vaginal or cesarean childbirth. 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