FDA ISSUES SECOND WARNING ABOUT COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSVAGINAL MESH DEVICES
As women age, they sometimes suffer from a condition called pelvic organ prolapse ("POP"). Some doctors have treated this condition with a medical device called a surgical mesh. These surgical mesh devices - made from the same material as Rubbermaid storage containers - have never been tested on patients. Unfortunately, these untested devices have been found to erode patients' insides, which can result in constant pain and additional operations.
