The Food and Drug Administration has warned that the use of transvaginal mesh can expose patients to a greater risk of complications than other methods of surgical vaginal repair. The agency stated that in spite of the increased side effects risk, transvaginal mesh repair surgery carries no addition benefits compared to other surgeries.

Transvaginal mesh is a type of surgical mesh used for the repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI). After gynecologists began using surgical mesh to repair POP or SUI in the 1970s, manufacturers developed specially designed products for use in these surgeries.

The FDA has warned of several frequent complications that have been linked to the use of transvaginal mesh, including vaginal mesh erosion, pain, infection, urinary problems, bleeding and organ perforation. The agency reported that since 2007, reports of complications associated with the use of surgical mesh for POP repair surgery have risen to five times the number of reports received over the preceding three years.

As of September 2011, more than 600 transvaginal mesh lawsuits had been filed against the manufacturers of these products. In some cases, the women who filed these lawsuits reported severe pain that was worse than that of giving birth. Some of these patients required repeat surgeries in order to correct complications with their transvaginal mesh.

If you or a loved one received a transvaginal mesh during surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse and suffered complications from the device, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit. For a free legal evaluation, contact the lawyers at Hissey Kientz, LLP by calling toll-free at 1-866-275-4454, or by filling out the free case evaluation form located on this page.