Polypropylene is the polymer material that make up the majority of hernia and pelvic meshes even though there are known problems with the material.
In this Mesh News Desk podcast, Dr. Donald Ostergard talks about how to find a doctor to do pure tissue repair rather than use polypropylene mesh, tests, and treatments for SUI.
Women today diagnosed with incontinence will likely be presented with a mesh option. She needs to understand the difference between a TOT and TVT pelvic mesh so she can make an informed choice.
A long time friend discovered high-quality CBD oil calmed her overactive, inflamed bladder problems.
Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talcum-based Baby Powder in North America and Canada due to allegations and lawsuits over its asbestos contamination.
Many of you know her as Still Standing. Still writes frequently in the comment section of www.meshnewsdesk.com. She prefers to remain anonymous due to her litigation.
During a King-TV, Seattle news segment, Dr. Una Lee from Seattle did a segment on pelvic floor problems, such as prolapse and incontinence. Dr. Lee is a high-volume mesh removal doctor.
As part of a series, Mesh News Desk interviews doctors who are dealing with mesh complications. This month it is Miklos & Moore from the Atlanta area.
Wanda- Mesh Survivor tells MND, "The one way I know how to describe it is “suicidal” That's stabbed from the inside."
Some of the names in this story may sound familiar, primary among them Dr. Vincente Lucente, who consistently appears as an expert for industry, while he admits to profiting about $1.7M from JNJ.
Dr. Amy Reed was scheduled to undergo a common surgery to remove fibroids. Little did her doctor know hidden cancer would be released by the medical device, which eventually killed her.
Dr. D. Veronikis is a St. Louis urogynecologist who is sought after internationally to remove polypropylene pelvic mesh and repair the damage it causes.
Mesh News Desk continues its interview with leading mesh-removal doctor, Christian Twiss, MD, a urologist at the U of Az.
Christian Twiss, MD is a surgeon at the University of Arizona's Department of Surgery, division of urology. His urogynecology practice is increasingly turning to pelvic mesh-removal surgeries.
American Medical Systems, one time a leader in manufacturing pelvic mesh, alleged lawyers created a "scheme" to disadvantage it in the courts. It reads like a tawdry tale in the pursuit of profits.
Biofilm cluster, UC Berkeley. Researchers hope to attack something called biofilms, which house bacterial infection and seem to provide some protection to the bacteria.
One of our very smart readers, Jade, brought this article to my attention. Imagine your doctor is learning how to place a medical device in the patient before him, from the sales rep in the OR.
The late Dr. Robert Bendavid was a well-known hernia surgeon who in this editorial for the Africa Middle East Hernia Society
Doctors say their credo is to put patients first. Why then do so many women talk about the
Dr. Anthony Visco is Chief of Urogynecology at Duke Univ. Medical Center and President of AUGS. He was interviewed by Mesh News Desk about the groups position on the use of pelvic mesh.
AUGS is the American Urogynecologic Society and it sets the agenda for its 2,000 members who are urogynecologists and on the front line of whether or not to use pelvic mesh.
Polypropylene (PP) mesh September 28, 2012 ~ The following was sent from a consultancy group, Frost & Sullivan. Chemical, Materials and Research Ana…
Last July 2011 when the U.S. FDA issued its most strongly warning notice yet about complications associated with the use of pelvic mesh, doctors began to hear from their patients en masse.
Donald R. Ostergard, MD, has had a long distinguished career in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. He is also a founding member of AUGS.
Antibiotics Hyophen, expensive but help bladder pain Azo blue Estrogen cream Probiotic Natural calm plus calcium Prelief to reduce acid in foods This…
All Thomas Wolowitz wanted was to ask questions and get answers. Instead, he ended up in the system of hernia mesh complication hell.
Linda Felts March 25, 2013~ First Coast News Jacksonville has just aired the latest mesh complication story at its Gannett station. See the story her…
What's happening in June with Mesh News Desk! Welcome to Mesh News Desk (MND), also known as Mesh Medical Device News Desk. For five years, MND has be...
