Table 2.

Reported complications of individual pessary types¹²,²⁰–³¹,³⁵,³⁸,⁴²,⁴⁸,⁴⁹,⁵²,⁵³,⁶⁰–⁶⁹

Type of pessary	Gellhorn	Ring	Shelf	Porcelain	Doughnut	Cube	Metallic ring	Total
No. studies	6	15	8	1	1	1	2	34
No. patients	7	397	9	1	1	1	3	419
Erosion	2	40	2	0	0	0	0
Vesicovaginal fistula	6	2	4	1	0	0	0
Infection	3	13	0	0	0	0	0
Ulceration	0	4	1	0	0	1	0
Bleeding	1	28	3	1	0	0	1
Death	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Discomfort	1	10	1	0	0	0	0
Vaginal discharge	1	47	2	0	1	1	2
Fibrosis	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Foul odor	1	23	0	0	0	0	0
Slipped	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
Ureteric obstruction	0	2	2	0	1	0	0
Cancer	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
Vaginitis	0	18	2	0	0	0	0
Rectovaginal fistula	0	0	1	0	0	0	1