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Is There Any Harm In Using The Pessary Even If It Was In The Washing Machine?

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Posted on Mon, 4 May 2015
Question: I use a pessary to hold my uterus up. Yesterday I took my sheets off my bed along with other clothes and washed them and put them in dryer. I had sex last night and took my pessary out and wrapped it in a paper towel. Just before I was folding my sheets and the pessary wrapped in the paper towel and not wet and completely intact was in the corner of my sheet. Last night I put the pessary wrapped in the paper towel on my night table. I was folding my sheets on the bed and the only thing I can think of how it got in the corner of the sheet was that somehow the sheet when I layed it down on the bed caught the wrapped pessary and it was trapped in the corner of the sheet. Worst scenario can I still use the pessary if it was in the dryer? Also I was curious if it had been in the washing machine also could I use it? I know it couldn't have been in the washing machine because the paper towel was not wet and the paper towel was still folded.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You can use it.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
There is no harm in using the pessary even if it was in the washing machine or in the dryer. If the pessary is intact then you can use it. There is no need to worry.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
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Is There Any Harm In Using The Pessary Even If It Was In The Washing Machine?

Brief Answer: You can use it. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health concern. There is no harm in using the pessary even if it was in the washing machine or in the dryer. If the pessary is intact then you can use it. There is no need to worry. Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Rakhi Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal