Posts Tagged 'implants'

Mayo Clinic advises women about urinary incontinence

In an article devoted to women’s urinary incontinence, Mayo Clinic staff members acknowledge that talking about bladder control problems is difficult.

But the article urges women who experience bladder control problems to get help, because the condition is treatable and not all doctors routinely ask about urinary function during an exam.

“Leaking urine, having to urinate frequently and experiencing other symptoms of urinary incontinence aren’t trivial consequences of childbirth or a natural ...

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Dangerous vaginal implants can’t be removed

One of the dangers of transvaginal mesh devices, according to an article in The Trial Lawyer magazine, is that they typically can’t be removed once they’ve been implanted in a patient’s body.

This is bad news for the thousands of implant recipients who have reported problems including debilitating pain and organ perforation after the devices have started to erode. According to The Trial Lawyer, doctors can trim ...

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Sales reps promote dangerous mesh implants

A story in the Spring, 2012, issue of The Trial Lawyer magazine takes a look at the flaws in the federal approval process that allow dangerous transvaginal mesh kits to be implanted in women, with disastrous results.

The article is called “Transvaginal Pelvic Organ Prolapse Kits: The Chronicle of Failure.” It describes a system in which representatives of medical device companies frequent the offices of OB/GYNs and surgeons, urging them to ...

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Despite injuries, manufacturer will sell device

Even as Johnson & Johnson has announced its intention to stop selling vaginal mesh implants, at least one other company intends to continue marketing them despite reports that the devices are severely injuring thousands of patients.

A Bloomberg report quotes Blaine Davis, Endo Health Solutions senior vice-president for corporate affairs, as saying: “As a company, we’re very committed to these categories. We are actually investing behind these products.”

Davis said the company, ...

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Urinary incontinence takes different forms

Simply put, urinary incontinence is the inability to control the release of urine from your bladder.

But according to the Mayo Clinic, its severity in people who suffer from the condition runs the gamut from occasional, minor dribbles of urine to frequently wetting clothes.

Fortunately, urinary incontinence is generally a treatable condition.

Available treatment include surgery, medication and physical therapy. But some treatments have proven problematic.

Vaginal mesh implants, marketed for treatment of urinary ...

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Urinary incontinence a treatable condition

According to the Mayo Clinic, urinary incontinence — or the loss of bladder control — is a common problem.

The condition ranges in severity, from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze, to having an urge to urinate so sudden and strong that you don’t get to a toilet in time.

Fortunately, urinary incontinence is a treatable condition. In most cases, simple lifestyle changes or medical treatment can ease discomfort or ...

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