Women with vaginal discomfort Is the risk of depression or self-harm greater in women who have experienced complications following transvaginal mesh midurethral sling placement? Women with ...

October 21, 2008 — Clinicians should receive specialized training for the transvaginal placement of mesh products and be vigilant for adverse events, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - As reports of serious complications continue to rise, the Food and Drug Administration has issued two orders to manufacturers to strengthen requirements for transvaginal surgical ...

Manufacturers of surgical mesh products must stop selling and distributing their products in the United States immediately, the US Food and Drug Administration ordered Tuesday. The FDA said it "has ...

A TURBT allows examination beyond the bladder. Women younger than 46 years undergoing surgical correction are especially at risk for depression. Women with transvaginal mesh complications requiring ...

(Reuters) - A Delaware jury on Thursday ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who said she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of more than 25,000 ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - A Michigan medical funder was ordered to pay about $1.3 million on Monday for his role in a scheme to convince women to have unnecessary surgery to remove their transvaginal mesh implants ...

Microscopic particles left behind by vaginal mesh could continue to trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissue even after the material has been removed, according to researchers. Experts ...

In its third-quarter earnings call last October, Boston Scientific's chief financial officer said that the company upped its legal reserves to $945 million, a $139 million increase from the second ...

Janet Holt figured she simply had an infection “down there.” But instead of a prescription, her doctor told her she’d need a procedure. Her bladder had slipped out of place, creating an uncomfortable ...