Women to Receive Payouts for Vaginal Mesh Damage

More than 100 women in England who suffered serious and sometimes life-altering complications from vaginal mesh implants have received payouts from the manufacturers as part of a group action. The out-of-court settlement sums have not been disclosed but it is believed they could run into millions of pounds after lawyers argued that surgeons and manufacturers failed to adequately warn the women about the dangers of mesh surgery. Transvaginal mesh (TVM) implants were used as the accepted “gold standard” to treat pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence suffered by women, usually following childbirth. Debilitating Harms However, the devices caused debilitating harm to some women, with side effects including infection, chronic pelvic pain, difficulty urinating, pain during intercourse, and incontinence. Some women were left unable to walk, work or have sex, because of the mesh....