What does pelvic prolapse surgery using mesh or graft involve and how does it differ from the existing standard repair technique? Women who have surgery for their prolapse have a 3 in 10 chance of ...

A long-time surgical standard for pelvic organ prolapse repair prevailed in a comparison against a newer technique that currently predominates in some parts of the world. Sacrospinous hysteropexy ...

(HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug Administration has strengthened rules regarding the use of vaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse in women, according to a news release issued by ...

In a Health Notification issued in October 2008 and updated in July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical ...

December 26, 2008 — Trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse results in good clinical outcomes at 1 year, according to the results of a prospective, multicenter cohort study ...

Surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse often carries a risk of incontinence. To avoid scheduling a second surgery, some women may opt to have a second procedure to reduce incontinence at the time of ...

Two controversial methods of surgical repair of prolapse in women have been found to be no more effective than the existing standard repair technique, up to two years after surgery. Widespread ...

Manufacturers of surgical mesh products indicated for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) have been ordered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop selling and ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I just had a total hysterectomy. At that time, my bladder also was corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most important in my recovery? A: ...

The pain began almost immediately after Cheryl Sorrels had pelvic surgery to correct a bulging bladder three years ago. There was also a lot more bleeding than she expected. Sorrels chalked that up to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’ve been wearing a pessary since my youngest child was born 28 years ago. I’m grateful for it, since I’ve been able to continue backpacking, skiing, playing tennis, dancing, etc., ...

It's a fact of life for some 3.3 million women in the United States, and each year about 350,000 of them will undergo surgery to rid themselves of the pelvic pressure, lower back pain and urinary ...