There is a long history of confusion and controversy regarding the use of polypropylene mesh materials for pelvic floor disorders in women, such as stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ ...

Transvaginally placed surgical mesh may pose greater safety risks for women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) undergoing reconstructive surgery than other surgical options — without evidence of greater ...

The safety testing for the plastic material used in vaginal mesh surgery is 'way less than you would see on a vacuum cleaner or a washing machine,' according to a leading expert. Speaking to Sky News, ...

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In a Health Notification issued in October 2008 and updated in July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical ...

Transvaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is more controversial than ever. The largest randomized trial yet suggests transvaginal mesh or grafts are of no benefit in primary POP repair.

Failure rates in some treatments using surgical mesh are unacceptably high according to a newly published comprehensive biomedical review that considers the findings from peer-reviewed scientific ...

Larry Patterson is among the thousands of patients who’ve sued Medtronic over injuries they allege are caused by a surgical product the company sells to repair hernias. Now, nearly a decade after his ...

Last week, Johnson & Johnson reached a A$300 million settlement for two class actions brought by Australian women affected by complications from vaginal mesh products. The products are surgically ...

ATLANTA Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a condition where a woman's pelvic organs can move out of place, sometimes causing organs to bulge or slip into the vagina. One of the methods of treatment ...

Do you chuckle or bristle at the TV ad where two jolly women joke about their “big pee pants” in the yoga class? Or, along ...