Complications That Stem From TVM

Many women who suffer pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) use transvaginal mesh (TVM) to treat the condition. Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sharing warnings about the risk of complications associated with the surgical mesh in the transvaginal repair of POP, many thousands of women continue to have the surgery every year.

In 2011, the FDA issued a safety communication advising healthcare providers and their patients to consider alternatives to transvaginal mesh. The FDA officials, after receiving more than 3,875 injury reports associated with the mesh, three of which involved fatalities, from 2005 to 2010 found it essential to share the health warning to reduce any more of such consequences.

There are some most commonly reported transvaginal mesh complications.

Vaginal pain, UTI, pelvic pain,  bladder infection, infection requiring surgery, vaginal pain during intercourse,  hardening of mesh, extrusion of the device,  injury of the nearby organs, organ perforation, recurrence of SUI are the most often reported side effects of the mesh implant.

The victims of such complications and undue injury can opt for financial compensation. The manufacturers concealed the potential side effects of the TVM devices putting a huge risk to the public health. They also failed to create an effective treatment for the mesh implant complications.

In many instances, more than one surgery is required to repair and reinforce the damage; unfortunately, in some cases, it was reported that these repairs did not return patients to their full quality of life. A main reason for the difficulty with the surgery is that after a period of time, tissues grow in and around the implanted mesh, and unless the person is a highly skilled surgeon, it is impossible to remove all of it without damaging the other neighboring areas. This requires multiple operations.

After undergoing transvaginal placement of mesh, if you or a loved one has experienced any of the above complications, visit your healthcare provider to find out what to do next. The team of meshlawsuithelpcenter has a team of experienced lawyers who will also be able to advise you on any deadlines for bringing your legal claim for damages. Visit meshlawsuithelpcenter.com or dial 1(855)553-4959 to know more.