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Tens of thousands of women receive a transvaginal mesh (TVM) device each and every year from numerous suppliers: American Medical Systems, Bard, Boston Scientific, Ethicon,Gynecare, and Johnson & Johnson.  Thousands of women have been injured through no fault of their own, including vaginal erosion, pain, urinary problems, bleeding, infection and more. Our attorneys are representing women in all fifty states and Canada who have been injured.  For a free case evaluation, call 1-800-632-1404.

What is Pelvic Organ Prolapse?

Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when the pelvic floor muscles become weak or damaged and can no longer support the pelvic organs. Pelvic organ prolapse is the loss of muscle strength and connective tissue attachments that support the bladder, uterus, vagina, and rectum. When the support is lost, these organs drop, putting pressure on the vagina or descending through the vaginal opening. Pelvic organ prolapse can result in sexual dysfunction, fecal incontinence and urinary incontinence. 
 
A common etiology of pelvic organ prolapse is vaginal delivery. Postmenopausal status can also be a causative factor, due to decreased estrogen output. Besides vaginal child birth, a lower level of estrogen can also lead to pelvic organ proplapse. Surgical removal of the uterus can also lead to pelvic organ prolapse. In older women, numerous medical conditions can cause strain on the pelvic floor resulting in pelvic organ prolapse.

There are many symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse. The most commons symptom is a feeling that there a pressure from the pelvic organs and the pelvic organs are pressing against the vaginal walls. Other symptoms include the feeling of objects falling out of the vagina or a full feeling in the lower belly. Sometimes the patient may feel a pull or stretch in the groin area or a pain in the lower back. Frequent urination or urinary incontinence is another symptom of pelvic organ prolapse. Women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse can also experience pain in the vagina during sex or suffering from fecal incontinence such as constipation.

The use of a pessary is a common method of treating pelvic organ prolapse. A pessary is a removable device that can be inserted into the vagina. It helps reduce the pain and pressure by holding the pelvic organs in place.  However this method of treatment might no be very helpful for patients suffering from severe pelvic organ prolapse. In such cases, surgery can be a treatment option. However surgery is not recommended for women who plan on getting pregnant. Even if the pelvic organ prolapse is corrected by surgery, the stress of child birth can cause it to reappear.

Our team of attorneys is reviewing case evaluations for women across the country who have received TVM and TVT products from manufactures such as C.R. Bard, Avaulta, Boston Scientific, and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon.

If you need help from a transvaginal mesh device injury, call us today for help.

 The Problem

In 2008, the FDA first released concerns about the safety of transvaginal placement of mesh. From 2008 to 2010, the FDA received three to five times as many adverse reports associated with mesh used for pelvic organ prolapse repair than what agency received from 2005 to 2007 (nearly 1,000 reports of adverse events were received from 2005-2007).

Many of these patients complain because of erosion or contraction of the mesh material (which has been described as being of a similar material as Rubbermaid storage containers).  The erosion leads to bleeding, severe pelvic pain, painful (or impossible) sexual performance and a recurrence of urinary problems.

In July 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update related to what it called ‘serious complications’ related to the use of vaginal mesh for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI).  It is now known that complications linked to transvaginal placement of surgical mesh in SUI and POP patients are not rare and can require multiple surgeries to correct problems related to the use of surgical mesh. In fact, the FDA now says that additional surgeries may actually not be able to repair damage caused by implantation of the mesh.

In other words, the side effects of the mesh placement may be permanent.  These complications from transvaginal placement of surgical mesh include:

• -Erosion of the implanted mesh
• -Infection and/or bleeding
• -Pain, including pain during sexual intercourse
• -Problems with organs near the implantation site

Helping You

You may have experienced mesh erosion, bleeding, urinary infections, vaginal scarring, pain during sexual intercourse, failure to conduct sexual intercourse and more. A physician may have tried to remove the mesh and been unable to do so. You may be in excruciating pain, and need help. We are offering free case evaluations to the general public across the United States and Canada. Manufacturers we consider include American Medical Systems, Bard, Boston Scientific, Ethicon,Gynecare, and Johnson & Johnson.

If you received a transvaginal mesh / sling and have been injured, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Problems include pain, inability to have intercourse,bleeding, mesh growth into the body, mesh erosion, and more. Problems could be irreversible. Please fill out the form to the right or call us so that we can provide you with forms to evaluate your potential case immediately.

We are accepting case evaluations nationwide and in Canada, as well.  Please do not hesitate or delay in contacating TVM / TVT Sling and transvaginal mesh attorneys :

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NOTE: Our team of attorneys will review potential cases for all fifty states, including Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.