Due to the growing number of transvaginal mesh complications being reported, other treatment options for pelvic organ prolapse are becoming more popular.
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Due to the growing number of transvaginal mesh complications being reported, other treatment options for pelvic organ prolapse are becoming more popular.
A number of lawsuits against transvaginal mesh manufacturers are progressing in court.
Attorneys representing an Oregon woman who filed a lawsuit against a pelvic mesh maker due to serious complications she suffered are looking to move the case from state court to a federal venue, The Pennsylvania Record reported.
Johnson & Johnson is one of the manufacturers of surgical mesh implants that now faces thousands of lawsuits from women who suffered complications and injuries from the devices.
More than 10,000 lawsuits have been filed due to complications experienced with American Medical System’s transvaginal mesh, which is meant to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Transvaginal mesh devices are intended to treat one of two conditions in women: Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence or SUI.
A trial date is quickly approaching for a lawsuit filed against transvaginal mesh maker C.R. Bard.
A status conference has been scheduled for Dec. 5 for the a federal transvaginal mesh lawsuit filed in West Virginia against device maker Ethicon Inc.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received numerous complaints from patients who experienced complications associated with surgical mesh.
Some women have experienced organ perforation due to transvaginal mesh implants.