Women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse might be best served by surgery that preserves their uterus rather than removing ...

Pelvic reconstructive surgery treats pelvic organ prolapse, which can occur due to factors like childbirth or chronic coughing. Recovery varies depending on the type of surgery. Pelvic reconstructive ...

Using the same titanium-coated polypropylene mesh, the surgical success rate with self-cut mesh is noninferior to that with a commercial mesh kit for the transvaginal treatment of severe pelvic organ ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transvaginal mesh was noninferior to native tissue repair in women with pelvic organ prolapse at 36 months, ...

Regina Stepherson needed surgery for rectocele, a prolapse of the wall between the rectum and the vagina. Her surgeons said that her bladder also needed to be lifted and did so with vaginal mesh, a ...

Design flaws in pelvic mesh implants -- material choice, pore size, contraction, and warnings -- sit at the center of thousands of product liability lawsuits.

The average age when women start to notice pelvic floor disorders – which include prolapse as well as urinary and fecal incontinence – is 56; by 80, half of all women have one or more symptoms. One in ...