Mesh Updates December 2016
December 22, 2016
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In Scotland, MP Neil Findlay recently spoke up about the issues surrounding surgical meshSee the video here: http://www.scottishparliament.tv/20161220_topical?in=00:01:04&out=00:11:08 And a study has recently been released exploring outcomes of prolapse repair when mesh was u
Continue Reading →Mesh slings used in hospitals across the region are a bigger health scandal than Thalidomide, says leading politician
December 01, 2016
Mesh slings to treat incontinence and prolapse in women is a scandal as big as the morning sickness drug, Thalidomide, that gave babies deformed limbs in the 50s and 60s, according to a leading Australian politician.’His outcry has been welcomed by mesh campaigners around the wo
Continue Reading →Senator Derryn Hinch addresses the Senate on the use of surgical mesh
December 01, 2016
See Australian Senator Derryn Hinch speaking about transvaginal mesh and its consequences for women’s health
Continue Reading →Surgical Mesh Latest Updates June 2016
June 15, 2016
Labour is calling for scrutiny of mesh use. Read the article/watch the video hereNew Zealand First is calling for a halt to the use of surgical mesh until it is proven to be safe. Read the article here A woman in Motueka’s experience with the health complications she is fac
Continue Reading →TV3 The Nation feature on Surgical Mesh
June 09, 2016
The Nation on TV3 featured a segment on Surgical Mesh on Saturday the 11th of June, 2016. You can watch it online here.The ACC claim rate for mesh use during organ prolapse is 5x that of other devices.Women’s Health Action has repeatedly called for better mesh regulation. The H
Continue Reading →Health Select Committee reports back on urogynaecological use of surgical mesh in NZ
June 01, 2016
The Health Select Committee has released a report on the use of surgical mesh in New Zealand.Charlotte Korte and Carmel Berry of MeshDownUnder petitioned the Health Select Committee to review the regulation and use of surgical mesh.Women’s Health Action have worked with Korte an
Continue Reading →Update on Boston Scientific (BSC) mesh controversy
May 16, 2016
Boston Scientific have “confirmed that all mesh products they have made in the past three years contain [substandard polypropylene] Chinese resin.” – says reporter Marion Scott in Scotland’s Sunday MailThis is the first confirmation from BSC that it made pelvic mesh implan
Continue Reading →Surgical Mesh – Informed Consent Toolkit
January 28, 2016
The American Urogynecologic Society have produce an informed consent toolkit for transvaginal mesh.You can read the information here: WHA insights document mesh
Continue Reading →Scotland’s health minister apologises to mesh implant victims
October 07, 2015
Last year the Scottish Government suspended the use of surgical mesh pending a review by a government led Expert Group. This week they released their report, which while saying mesh surgeries may be safe in many cases, highlights significant change is needed in the way issues of treat
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Vol 18 No.3 September 2014
September 05, 2014
Maori women and abortion Women’s Health Action: Celebrating 30 years Surgical Mesh Update Big Latch on 2014 Emergency contraception and body weight ‘Healthy Babies, Healthy Futures’ Download: Vol 18 No.3 September 2014 »View the references for the September 2014 WHU
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