'Scandal' of vaginal mesh removal rates revealed by NHS records

Traumatic complications mean one in 15 women fitted with the most common type of mesh support will require surgery to extract it, figures suggestThousands of women have undergone surgery to havevaginal mesh implants removed during the past decade, according to NHS records that reveal the scale of traumatic complications linked to the devices.The figures, obtained by the Guardian, suggest that around one in 15 women fitted with the most common type of mesh support later require surgery to have it extracted due to complications.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 15, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Health Women Science Sexual health NHS Society Source Type: news