Table 1.

Characteristics of the hospitals of responding gynecologists

		No. (%) of respondents
Type of hospital	General hospital	26 (29)
	Teaching hospital	55 (60)
	Academic hospital	9 (10)
	Private practice	1 (1)
New patients with vaginal prolapse annually	0 – 400	24 (26)
	401 – 800	46 (51)
	>800	21 (23)
Vaginal prolapse surgery procedures annually	0 – 100	14 (15)
	101 – 200	52 (57)
	>200	25 (28)
Gynecologist with special interest urogynecology	Yes	89 (98)
	No	2 (2)
Existence of written protocol for pessary use	Yes	12 (13)
	No (but consensus among caregivers)	54 (59)
	No	25 (27)