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March 05, 2012 : Transvaginal Mesh Discussions Part 4: Revision Surgery

The degree of your symptoms and whether or not the mesh has eroded into the vaginal walls or another surrounding organ will likely determine whether you are a candidate for revision surgery. It is important that you discuss your options thoroughly with your physician before deciding to undergo revision surgery to correct the problems caused by your transvaginal mesh implant.

March 04, 2012 : Transvaginal Mesh Discussions Part 3: Problems and Warnings

Once the mesh is implanted in the body, it can move around leading to potentially serious injuries in the form of nearby organ punctures or frayed edges of the mesh eating into surrounding tissues. Some women have become septic as a result of the mesh implant, such severe infections, when not treated immediately, can lead to death in some cases.

March 01, 2012 : Transvaginal Mesh Discussions Part 2: Definitions and Descriptions

Although mesh was originally used in hernia repairs as far back as the 1950’s, it was not until the 1970’s that gynecologists began implanting this metallic or polymeric screen to reinforce and support weakened muscle and tissue and treat pelvic organ prolapse.

Pelvic organ prolapse happens when an organ in the pelvic area drops or prolapses from its normal position and pushes against the walls of the vagina or other organs. Especially in cases where the muscles which hold the pelvic organs in place become weak or stretched from childbirth or surgery, pelvic organ prolapse can occur.

November 26, 2011 : Under Fire: Transvaginal Mesh Manufacturers Defend Device amid Stern Criticism

Recent FDA warnings regarding the controversial transvaginal mesh implant have resulted in a staunch defense of the device and its safety by the mesh manufacturers. Although the FDA has talked of reclassifying the mesh implant from a Class II to a Class III, requiring much more stringent clinical testing as well as human trials, Boston Scientific, one of the makers of the mesh is strongly urging against that potential change.

November 25, 2011 : Transvaginal Mesh: The Types of Surgeries Which Use this Controversial Device

As more information comes to light regarding the potential safety issues of the transvaginal mesh implants, women across the nation have more questions regarding the device. The FDA has yet to make a final determination on how mesh devices will be approved in the future and whether the current manufacturers will be subject to more rigorous scrutiny regarding the mesh device.

November 24, 2011 : Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits: What You Need to Know

If you are a woman who has had a surgery in the past for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse, and you think your surgeon might have used a mesh implant during that surgery, you need to know the facts surrounding the mesh products.

November 23, 2011 : Transvaginal Mesh: Is an FDA Recall on the Horizon?

Even though some consumer advocate groups—such as Public Citizen—have called for the FDA to ban the marketing of transvaginal mesh for use in surgeries such as the repair of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence as yet there has been no definitive conclusions reached as to whether the use of mesh should be permanently discontinued.

November 22, 2011 : Transvaginal Mesh Complications and Corrective Procedures: The Long Road to Recovery

In the past few years more and more women are coming forward to report complications—some of them quite severe—which resulted from surgeries involving the use of transvaginal mesh implants. Mesh has been implemented in surgeries as far back as the 1950’s, when it was used in hernia repair over the more traditional suture repair, with excellent results. In fact, when the mesh procedure was used there was a significantly lower recurrence of the hernias.

November 21, 2011 : Transvaginal Mesh: Are There Safer Alternatives?

In light of the recent lawsuits filed against manufacturers of transvaginal mesh implants, many are wondering whether a safer alternative to using the potentially risky mesh exists. Mesh has been used since the 1950’s, primarily for hernia surgeries which are performed abdominally. Surgeons began expanding the use of the mesh to include surgeries on women for pelvic organ prolapse or stress incontinence.

November 20, 2011 : Does Age Play a Role in Transvaginal Patch Complications?

In light of the many adverse events seen among women who have undergone transvaginal mesh surgeries in the past few years, the FDA is considering more stringent controls over approval of the device. Surgeons currently perform as many as 300,000 pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence surgeries every year, a large portion of those using mesh in the procedure.

November 19, 2011 : Transvaginal Mesh: A Brief History of the Problematic Implant

While the past three years have brought an influx of complications and problems related to the transvaginal mesh implant, the device has actually been in use for over half a century. Surgical mesh made of metallic or polymer screens was developed for use in abdominal hernia surgeries in the 1950’s, however gynecologists soon saw the advantages of using the mesh in the surgical repair of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.

November 18, 2011 : Transvaginal Mesh and the FDA: How the Food and Drug Administration

Mesh has been widely used in a variety of surgeries since the 1950’s, and was originally approved for use in abdominal hernia surgery. Surgeons began altering the size and shape of the mesh devices, using them in women’s surgeries for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. It was not until 1996 that the mesh was approved specifically for SUI surgeries and 2002 when it was approved for POP surgeries.

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