Experiences with

Gellhorn pessary

I have been fitted with a gellhorn pessary for stage 4 uterine prolapse. It is working because it is holding up the prolapse and has not come out. However it sits very low, and the knob in the centre sticks out of my vagina, rubbing the area sore. It is stopping me emptying my bladder properly.

Generally been doing okay with keeping distracted, 7dp5dt hatching 5AA blastocyst, and avoiding early testing. But I’m really struggling with sleep 😫 On 25mg pred every morning. I am getting to sleep around 11.30pm (later than my usual) and then wake around 4am. So really not getting the hours sleep

Hi! We’re on our IVF journey. I work from home so rarely need to be out in the road. But I’ve hit two work trips coming up and conscious that I take pessaries at a certain time. On occasion I have delayed by an hour or so, but with the work trips it may be delayed further. I’m wondering how others have

I am really worried I bleed from my vagina when I strain to have a poo. I have a ring pessary for a uterine prolapse. It's getting worse. I have seen the doctor and they have checked me for any soreness in the vagina but nothing. I have an inssuception in the bowel. Does anyone else have this problem

Does anyone else bleed with a vaginal ring pessary. Especially when having a bowel motion?

Does anyone else bleed with a uterine pessary

I’ve been meaning to ask this and I have discussed it with our nurse at the clinic but was told it was normal. Just wanted to see if anyone else has the same experience. I take Utrogestan pessaries 3x a day. I’m used to them by now as it’s our second round. But I always notice that when I go to the

looking for advise. I had a bladder prolapse op 8 years ago failed in less than a year. Prior to that had tried ring/ doughnut pessary but was told as I had a short vaginal passage they kept coming out. Prolapse has now come down quite significantly following a cough (I think). Not quite protruding but

I have suffered with uterine prolapse for approximately 4 years and have had a Gellhorn pessary for almost 3 years. Prolapse is now at stage 3 with more and more problems with the pessary, discomfort, burning bladder and infections. It came out so now have a larger pessary.

hello friends, Well… after over a year of hurdle after hurdle following our last failed transfer, we had our transfer on Saturday. Four days into the dreaded wait. I’ve had some amazing advice from you all on what helped you practically (yes, I’ve made a mess of my kitchen with pomegranates, and no

By far the hardest part of first ivf cycle has been the last 4 days since egg collection. My fertility centre have been wonderful up until this point. They didn't share the side effects from the collection or the days that follow. I'm really glad I'm not working because I've been in tears. I have a really

Hi, I've been on NDT 2 grains for almost 3 months now. After 3 weeks on it, I started to feel worse & so I started taking full dose first thing and chew tablets now. I've started to feel a bit better in the past 2 weeks and have had a few days where I don't feel like falling asleep and can do a 10 min

Hi All, hope everyone are doing well. I had my FET failure in Jul, but there was no proper bleeding. It was more of brown coloured stain with barely no clots. My thickness at the time of transfer was 8.3mm. I was on pessary for more than 15 days this would definitely increased my endometrial layer. But

Does anyone else bleed with a pessary fitted. Mine comes and goes had a scan all ok that was last year. It is more when I open my bowels. But bleed from vagina.

Aware you can only take Utrogestan vaginally (I have been on Cylogest previously that you can take vaginally and rectally). I’ve got a transfer tomorrow morning at 10am and the clinic haven’t said anything about whether I’m ok to take the early morning pessary vaginally in the morn. Any advice? I emailed

So report has come back from investigation as : Vaginal atrophy and caruncle bladder findings unremarkable, ureteric orifice normal. so conclusion for use of HRT Now to decide definitely on the vagifem pessary or estriol cream, favouring the cream if I'm honest. just want it sorted !!

Having had all the concern over bladder issues, which now seem to have passed, another matter has arisen, diagnosis of sore, itching and pain on urinating led to the prescribing of vegifem which having used twice caused some issue with bleeding. On being unable to contact GP due to weekend and bank

I have seen my GP today and she is suggesting that I might try vagifem as pessary or Estriol cream due to very sore and dry vagina with symptoms of recurrent UTI's, periodically very small traces of blood in the urine. I am also currently on fluconazole now a once a week dose and nitrofurantoin which

Does anyone else occasionally bleed from the vagina with a ring pessary. Especially when opening bowels.

Does anyone bleed frequently with a ring pessary . In the vagina?