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Up to now however, there have been no systematic studies on compliance and tolerance, which vary among different study cohorts.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Material and methods<\/jats:title>A questionnaire was administered to 166 women treated with the Arabin cervical pessary in one center. Data were analysed about the patient\u2019s experience before insertion (adequacy of information received), during treatment (follow-up, impact on daily life, perceived discomfort, side effects) and at the time of removal (pain, if the patient\u2019s expectations had been met regarding the treatment).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Information received before the insertion of the Arabin cervical pessary was considered adequate in 163\/166 (98.2%) women. An increase in vaginal discharge was experienced by 70\/166 (42.2%) women. Discomfort or other side effects were reported in 13.8% and 16.3% of cases, respectively. Overall, 77% of women reported an improved quality of life and 94% considered the follow-up during pregnancy adequate. Removal was moderately painful for 58\/166 (35%) of women. Patient\u2019s expectations regarding the treatment were exceeded in the majority of cases (75.3%). In a final step, we compared our results to previous studies regarding the use of the pessary in singleton and twin pregnancies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion<\/jats:title>Although some trials report high rates of non-compliant patients, this could not be confirmed by our study. 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