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Use of a vaginal sponge during aerobic exercises in patients with stress urinary incontinence

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A newly marketed vaginal sponge intended to support the urethra was tested during aerobic exercise in a group of 6 women suffering from stress urinary incontinence. The patients performed half an hour of aerobic exercises on 2 consecutive days, with and without the vaginal sponge. A pad was worn during exercise and weighed before and after. Without the vaginal sponge the patients had a mean loss of 7 g (range 2–18 g) during exercise. With the vaginal sponge in situ there was no leakage. The sponge can be recommended for use during sports in patients with mild to moderate incontinence.

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  1. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aalborg Sygehus, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark

    K. Glavind

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: This preliminary study on a small group of patients introduces a new conservative means of therapy for genuine stress urinary incontinence. The results show excellent control of exercise-induced stress incontinence using Ladycon™, a vaginal sponge. Larger controlled studies are needed to confirm these findings and to investigate the use of the device over longer periods of time and with other forms of daily activity. Given the past experience of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) with tampon use, one wonders about the length of time that the sponge can be worn safely without the risk of this or other, more benign, vaginal infections (i.e. yeast, bacteria).

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Glavind, K. Use of a vaginal sponge during aerobic exercises in patients with stress urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J 8, 351–353 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02765595

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