Anyone have a pessary?

Question

I had a pessary put in for a shortened cervix at 20 weeks. It's supposed to be an alternative to a cerclage. Has anyone had any experience with this? Thank you!

Answer

I started taking this at just before 18 weeks. My cervix was 3.3 cm at that time (so not that short), but I had a little bit of funnelling so the OB wanted to be extra careful. I was prescribed with progesterone pessaries. 
At my 21 week scan, my cervix had further shortened to 2.9 cm, but there was no funnelling. I stayed on the progesterone until I had the 24 week scan, at which point my cervix was about 3 cm, which the OB said was fine for that stage of pregnancy. Since then, I've stopped taking progesterone.
I us no real adverse effects. I didn't get itchy down there like some women do. For a few days after I started using the pessaries I was more tired than usual and a bit more sore in the muscles, but that was about it.

Anyone have a pessary?

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