pessary
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- noun
- /ˈpɛsəri/
- Specialized
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pesario
- vaginal pessary
Examples
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Couldn't Mummy have worn some sort of pessary?
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I will give no deadly medicine, nor suggest any such counsel; nor give to a woman a pessary to procure an abortion.
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They include creams, foams, suppositories (a.k.a. pessaries), and films.
Blog text (2) -
Gemeprost, as part of a vaginal pessary, must be refrigerated before use, and absorption from the vagina is variable between individuals; Gemeprost has also been reported to cause cardiovascular complications.
Academic text (1992) -
A pessary is a flexible device that women use to prevent pregnancy by placing it over the cervix.
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Doctors recommend a pessary for women who need non-surgical options to manage pelvic organ support.
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To avoid pregnancy, she chose to use a pessary filled with spermicide during intimate moments.
Synonyms
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A soft cup placed over the womb opening inside a woman's body to stop sperm reaching an egg
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Something that stops a person from becoming pregnant
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A small cup-shaped device that fits over the cervix to prevent pregnancy
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Something people use to prevent pregnancy, like a condom or diaphragm
A flexible cup inserted into the vagina to cover the opening to the womb and stop sperm entering
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Etymology
The word pessary comes from the old Greek word pessos, which means 'round stone' or 'pebble', because long ago people used small stones or shaped objects placed inside the body to support or block things. So a pessary today is a small device placed in the vagina over the cervix to support organs or help prevent pregnancy.