Abstract
The value of vaginal cones for genuine stress incontinence was assessed in 34 women with this condition. Subjective and objective assessments were made before and after 6 weeks of treatment using urinary diaries, perineometry, 'home' pad test and cone weights with and without voluntary pelvic floor contraction. There was a subjective improvement in 23 of the 34 women (68%) after 6 weeks of cone use with 16 (47%) deciding that no additional treatment other than cone therapy was required at this time. Statistical analyses showed that there were significant improvements in the objective indices. There were no side-effects observed with cone use. When followed up 12-24 (mean 15.8) months from the start of the study, 14 women (41%) were still improved with either cone or pelvic floor exercises. Vaginal cones would seem to be a simple and practical means of improving both pelvic floor strength and genuine stress incontinence.
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