Daily Mail26d
Material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, study reveals
The material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, according to a new study. Researchers also found particles of polypropylene ...
technologynetworks26d
Vaginal Mesh Study Raises Alarm on Long-Term Safety
Research from the University of Sheffield shows that polypropylene mesh, commonly used in vaginal surgeries, begins to degrade within 60 days post-implantation. The study found increased stiffness and ...
The Independent26d
Vaginal mesh material degrades within 60 days of implantation in pelvis – study
The material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, according to a new study. Researchers also found particles of polypropylene ...
Medical Xpress26d
Vaginal mesh scandal: New evidence reveals further failings
More information: Nicholas T.H. Farr et al, Evidence of time dependent degradation of polypropylene surgical mesh explanted from the abdomen and vagina of sheep, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior ...
BBC1y
The mesh in my body is a 'ticking time bomb'
Sam Hindle says the constant "pain is like claws ripping you from the inside" Sam Hindle has 23cm of polypropylene mesh in her body and lives in constant fear that it will become unstable and ...
BBC11mon
Vaginal mesh operations should be banned, says NICE
The mesh is made of polypropylene - the same material used to make certain drinks bottles The health watchdog NICE is to recommend that vaginal mesh operations should be banned from treating organ ...
University of Sheffield25d
Vaginal mesh scandal: new evidence reveals further failings
University of Sheffield researchers have led a major new study into the stability of polypropylene mesh (PP mesh) - the material at the centre of the vaginal mesh scandal that left thousands of women ...