Second survey demographics
| Participant category | Age range (years) | Pessary experience |
| 278 completed responses (255 online and 23 paper responses) from: | ||
| Women (n=114) | 18—‘over 80’ | 58% with experience of pessary use ranging from ‘less than 2 weeks’ to ‘over 5 years’ 9% having refused a pessary |
| HCPs (n=76) | 18–80 | 92% treating women with prolapse 38% fitting pessaries |
| Those identifying as being both HCP and a woman with experience of prolapse (n=26) | 77% in the age range ‘31–59’ | 96% with personal experience of pessary use 15% fitting pessaries 69% treating women with prolapse |
| Other (n=11) including carers, retired HCPs, researchers and Pilates instructors | 31–80 | |
| Did not indicate demographics (n=52) | ||
HCP, healthcare professional.