About Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

If you had transvaginal mesh implanted as a treatment for urinary stress incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse or another medical condition and you are now experiencing complications as a result, you may wish to consider transvaginal mesh lawsuits. Transvaginal mesh lawsuits are helping countless women who are experiencing serious medical complications as a result of a treatment method that was intended to help and protect them.

Understanding Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

When women undergo pregnancy and childbirth, this can cause problems in their body to develop. Two potential problems that are common as a result of pregnancy are pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence. 

Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when the pelvis begins to protrude into the vaginal wall, sometimes causing the vagina or other organs to begin to shift or protrude. In severe cases, the vagina may actually protrude so far it is out of the body. Stress urinary incontinence, on the other hand, occurs when you involuntary release urine when you sneeze, laugh or do other physical activity. Of course, both of these conditions can also develop outside of pregnancy as well, but pregnancy is a major cause.

Many women who experience stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse were treated with the implantation of transvaginal mesh. Unfortunately, although this product was supposed to help keep everything in place and help them to feel better, in many cases, it began to cause serious and significant medical problems that were sometimes much worse than what the mesh was intended to treat.

When a medical product causes harm to patients, those patients have the right to demand recourse. They can file a defective drug or product lawsuit against the manufacturer and/or distributor of the medication and hold the company responsible for the harm that the company caused by releasing a product onto the market that was not safe.

Getting Damages with Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

When a patient brings a lawsuit against a company for a defective medical product, typically he or she will not need to show that the maker of the product was negligent in any way. It is sufficient so show that the product caused harm to the patient even when used as intended. A patient may also be able to hold the maker of a medical product responsible if the company failed to adequately warn about dangers and side effects.

Those who use transvaginal mesh may be able to demonstrate a causal link between the mesh and side effects including erosion of the mesh through the tissues of the vagina; problems with the mesh extruding form the body; pain during sex; perforation of the bladder or puncture of the bladder; bleeding, discharge or drain from the vagina; pain in the vagina; and scarring of the vagina. Other possible side effects may also be caused by the mesh as well.

The side effects are significant, in some cases giving rise to the need for multiple surgeries. The company should be made to pay for this, and transvaginal mesh lawsuits are the best way to hold them accountable for the harm they caused.

If you have experienced complications, you should contact an experienced attorney today to discuss possible legal recourse for your medical issues.


Article Source: Jason M Byrd