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(USGovernment-News.Com, January 11, 2012 ) LegalView, a leading online legal resource, has updated its vaginal mesh portal regarding a new study that suggests that women who receive vaginal mesh implants for treatments of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) have a higher rate of reoperation.
The study, published in the January issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that women who had pelvic organ prolapse treated with vaginal mesh were much more likely to undergo corrective surgeries than women who were treated with other methods.
The researchers studied 32 women who had vaginal mesh implants and 33 women who received traditional POP repair methods. Of those that received the implants, 15.6 percent required additional surgeries within one year of the initial treatment. The researchers also concluded that women who received other treatments saw a comparably lower rate of prolapse symptoms compared to mesh recipients.
In July 2011, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a formal warning against the device advising physicians to consider alternatives to mesh. The FDA originally issued a warning in 2008 asking health care professionals to receive specialized training on how to properly implant the device and to warn their patients of potential complications.
In an investigation, the FDA cited more than one thousand manufacturer complaints about the device. The device has been linked to several serious complications including pain, bleeding, infection, painful urination, painful sexual intercourse and reoccurrence of prolapse. The most commonly reported complication is mesh erosion where the mesh erodes into surrounding tissue which makes it very difficult to remove surgically.
Because the surgical mesh is designed with holes to allow the human tissue to grow into the mesh, removing the device becomes extremely difficult, often requiring more than one surgery.
According to a study by Bloomberg, vaginal mesh manufacturers are collectively facing more than 600 lawsuits filed by women who claim that they have been injured by these devices. Two of the companies that have known lawsuits filed are Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific.
Many consumer advocates across the country are urging legislators to recall the device as the benefits of surgery may not outweigh the risks.
LegalView is committed to providing individuals and their families' up-to-date information about this issue and is currently investigating cases in all 50 states. If you or a loved one is experiencing any mesh complications, please visit LegalView for a free legal consultation with one of our medical device lawyers.
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