Ro began to lose the use of her legs, whilst Charmaine experienced lasting pain and severe incontinence. Both women say their ...

[they are] not stable over time." The incredibly small mesh implant has "very fine metal lines" of circuitry embedded, with electrodes and sensors mounted at the intersections of the wires.

Have you ever thought about how medical devices designed to improve lives can sometimes cause harm instead? This became evident in August 2024, when a landmark settlement in England saw 140 women ...

A woman who has had her mesh implant put on display in a medical museum says people need to see what can go wrong. Lisa Megginson had her transvaginal mesh tape surgically removed in April after ...

Women harmed by pelvic mesh implants are still waiting for government compensation a year after a major report, external called for urgent action. Patient safety commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes, who ...

More than 100,000 women are believed to have had mesh implants fitted between 2007 and 2015 Women harmed by pelvic mesh implants are still waiting for government compensation a year after a major ...

Payouts will be given to 140 women left in pain from vaginal mesh implants in a scandal blamed on a culture of misogyny. The group settlement is understood to be the first successful claim in ...

Consider alternatives. Ask your doctor what will happen if you don't get the implant. Many women who received transvaginal mesh for prolapse repair, for example, probably never even needed surgery.

and thousands of affected children "will never be able to live independent lives" What is Vaginal mesh? The implants are used to treat urinary and gynaecological conditions - but thousands of ...

Women harmed by pelvic mesh implants are still waiting for government compensation a year after a major report called for urgent action. Patient safety commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes ...