Pelvic Support for Every Stage
Vaginal health products, pelvic floor training, and menopause comfort — with caring counselling and referrals when you need them.
Pelvic Support at the Counter
From vaginal health products to pelvic floor training to menopause comfort, we help you manage day to day. Prescription items are dispensed with counselling, as required by law in all Manitoba pharmacies.
Vaginal Health
Moisturizers, lubricants, and prescription vaginal estrogens for dryness and genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM). Available by prescription only for Rx items.
Pelvic Floor Training
Kegel trainers and biofeedback devices for pelvic floor strengthening. We help you choose a trainer that matches your goals and comfort level.
Dilator Kits
Graduated silicone dilator sets for vaginismus, dyspareunia, post-radiation care, and post-surgical recovery. We stock and special-order.
Menopause Comfort
Cooling products, supplements, and counselling for hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disruption. Prescription hormone therapy is dispensed and counselled by prescription only.
Counselling & Referral
Questions about your options, fitting concerns, or next steps? We counsel in-store and refer to local pelvic floor physiotherapists and gynecologists when a hands-on assessment is needed.
What a Pessary Does
A pessary is a soft silicone device placed in the vagina to support pelvic organs or reduce stress urinary incontinence. For many, it's an effective non-surgical option. We don't fit or supply pessaries — see the referral below — but here's the landscape so you know what to ask about.
Ring & Ring with Support
The everyday pessary — most common, easy to insert and remove yourself.
Good fit for
Stage 1 or 2 pelvic organ prolapse, stress incontinence, or both. Most patients can manage insertion, removal, and cleaning at home once sized properly.
Care pattern
Remove and clean 1 to 2 times per week, or per your doctor's instructions. Follow-up in clinic every 3 to 6 months at first.
Gellhorn
For stage 3 prolapse when a ring doesn't hold.
Good fit for
More advanced prolapse where the cervix sits at or beyond the vaginal opening. Harder to remove yourself — usually changed and cleaned at your gynecologist's office.
Care pattern
Removed and cleaned by clinician every 2 to 3 months. Topical estrogen is often prescribed alongside to protect the vaginal wall.
Donut & Cube
Larger-volume pessaries for significant prolapse or unusual anatomy.
Good fit for
Cases where a ring or Gellhorn doesn't fit or doesn't hold. Cubes are used in very specific situations and need to be removed nightly.
Care pattern
Cubes removed nightly to avoid adherence. Donuts changed at your gynecologist's office.
How fitting works: The initial fitting is done by a clinician — a gynecologist, family doctor trained in pessary fitting, or a pelvic floor physiotherapist. It usually takes a few tries to find the right size and shape. For the pessary itself, lubricants, cleaning supplies, and ongoing care, we refer you to Munroe Pharmacy at St. Boniface Hospital — see the next section.
Munroe Pharmacy at St. Boniface Hospital
We don't carry pessaries or do pessary fittings. For supplies and ongoing care, our neighbours across the street handle that — directly inside St. Boniface Hospital.
What's Worth Knowing
Four things we wish every patient heard before their first gyne appointment. Questions? Come in or call us.
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Works
Evidence is strong that pelvic floor physiotherapy reduces urinary incontinence and prolapse symptoms in many patients — often as much as surgery for stage 1 to 2 prolapse. We can refer you to a local pelvic floor physio.
Symptoms Aren't Inevitable
Vaginal dryness, urinary leaking, and painful sex after menopause are common but not something you have to live with. Topical estrogens, moisturizers, pessaries, and pelvic floor training all help — often in combination.
Vaginal Estrogen Is Low-Dose
Topical vaginal estrogens deliver a very small local dose — much less than systemic hormone therapy. For many people they can be used long-term. Available by prescription only — talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner.
When to See a Clinician
Pain, bleeding, unusual discharge, sudden changes in urinary function, or a pessary that has fallen out warrants a visit. Our pharmacists will help you decide whether it's something we can address at the counter or whether you need to see your doctor.
General information only. Always follow the advice of your own care team.
A better way to stay connected
- Request prescription refills from your phone
- Follow pickup or delivery updates
- Set reminders for ongoing medications
- Send pharmacy questions in one place
Accredited Pelvic Health Information
Canadian sources for patients — published by national societies and government health bodies.
SOGC — Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Canadian patient information on pessaries, pelvic organ prolapse, and menopause care.
Menopause and U
SOGC-endorsed patient resource on menopause symptoms, hormone therapy, and non-hormonal options.
Canadian Continence Foundation
National patient-facing charity on urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, and pelvic floor care.
Manitoba Pharmacare
Provincial drug benefit program. We help you apply and verify coverage.
Private questions are welcome here
Our pharmacists are happy to have a quiet conversation at the counter or in the consultation room. Call ahead and we'll make sure someone's free.