Table 1.

First survey demographics*

Participant category	Age range (years)	Pessary experience
210 complete responses (166 online and 44 paper responses) from:
Women (n=71)	30–89	72% had experience of current or previous pessary use ranging from ‘less than 2 weeks’ to ‘over 5 years’
HCPs (n=87)	18–69	61% with experience of fitting pessaries
Those identifying as being both HCP and a woman with experience of prolapse (n=27)	18–89	74% had experience of fitting pessaries 44% had used a pessary for ranging from ‘2 weeks to 6 months’ and ‘over 5 years’
Carers (n=5)	30–69
Other respondents (n=17) included researchers, women with an interest in prolapse, Pilates teachers

*Three missing values.

HCP, healthcare professional.