A blog entry for the Philadelphia Inquirer notes that vaginal mesh implants, like the kind that recently served as the basis of an $11.1 million jury award in New Jersey, were initially marketed as a safer alternative for women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse.
Instead, thousands of patients who received the implants complained of complications including severe pain, infections and bleeding.
Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when a pelvic ...
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