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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.
We are honored to have two women on staff ready and willing to discuss the facts of your case with you as often as needed.
TVM Complications
Dyspareuia can be particularly hard on partners, who may bear the brunt of their loved one’s frustrations as well as having to care for her. Relationships are put under great strain and partners often find themselves having to take on primary responsibility for nurturing the relationship. As a result, partners may have to draw on all their reserves of patience and goodwill.
Being the partner of someone with dyspareuia is demanding but try to do your best to be a supportive, understanding and thoughtful partner. Above all, believe in her and regularly reassure her that you love her, especially when she is feeling down or unwell. At the same time, do not forget that your needs and feelings are important too. In particular, do not bottle up your feelings and take time out if you need to.
Try to actively build and strengthen your relationship by honestly sharing your feelings and talking over your frustrations, concerns, aspirations and day-to-day happenings. Make finding the time to talk a high priority. Being open and honest with each other will help you to overcome the stresses imposed by the endometriosis and will help to ensure neither partner feels that their needs are being neglected.
Being the partner of a woman with dyspareuia can be difficult. Do not be afraid to accept or ask for help from family and friends or to seek paid help if you need it. If you need emotional support, you may benefit from talking to another man in your situation or seeing a professional counselor. Try to make sure that you get the help you need, when you need it. If you allow yourself to get completely overwhelmed and out of control you will not be able to support your partner and you will place the relationship at risk. After all, prevention is usually easier than trying to pick up the pieces afterwards.
If you are able to provide practical or emotional support you can be a wonderful asset for her. Read about dyspareuia and its treatments and talk to her about what you have read. She can then talk to you about her disease and concerns if she wishes. If she is hesitant to talk respect her privacy but let her know that you are willing to listen when she is ready to talk.
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.
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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.