A growing number of women are reporting serious pelvic mesh complications linked with these medical devices, including serious problems like bleeding or mesh erosion and perforation.

These pelvic mesh complications may affect a large number of women, since hundreds of thousands of women have received these implants.

Each week, dozens of injured women are filing lawsuits over these pelvic mesh complications, alleging that the devices have caused serious or debilitating damage. In some cases, the damage can be permanent.

Pelvic Mesh Background

Pelvic mesh, also known as vaginal mesh or polypropylene mesh (PPM) is a device commonly used to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP).

However, a growing number of women are filing complaints and lawsuits, claiming that the devices are too dangerous.

Studies also indicate concern over the safety and efficacy of pelvic mesh products.

Pelvic Mesh Complications

According to pelvic mesh failure lawsuits, women are facing a number of serious complications.

The pelvic mesh complications reported by women so far include, but are not limited to:

• Erosion of pelvic mesh
• Bladder infection and irritation
• Urinary tract obstruction
• Incontinence
• Bladder, bowel or urethra injury
• Pelvic blood vessel damage
• Painful intercourse
• Bleeding after intercourse
• Swollen wrists
• Bleeding/blistering gums

Pelvic mesh erosion and organ perforation are two of the more common severe problems linked with these devices.

These problems can lead to bleeding, severe or chronic pain, infection, and nerve damage side effects.

Pelvic mesh erosion can allow a device to perforate nearby organs with its sharp edge, which can in many cases lead to permanent organ damage.

Numerous studies on pelvic mesh complications indicate that these devices can cause nerve damage, chronic pain, and pain during intercourse.

This is caused by the devices contracting up to 85 percent after the initial implantation.

This is especially serious because women who suffer from pelvic mesh complications can experience chronic pain not just immediately following their surgery, but even for years following.

Surgery to treat pelvic mesh complications can be extremely complicated, given that it passes very close to essential nerves.

In some cases, removing a defective or harmful pelvic mesh implant can be difficult or impossible.

Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits

Thousands of women have filed pelvic mesh failure lawsuits so far. In some cases, pelvic mesh failure lawsuits have led to financial damages of millions of dollars.

Thousands of these pelvic mesh lawsuits have already been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation, or MDL.

As information about the pelvic mesh complications associated with these devices becomes more widespread, an increasing number of women are filing pelvic mesh failure lawsuits over their own complications.

If you or someone you love has experienced pelvic mesh side effects such as organ perforation or bleeding, you may be able to file a pelvic mesh failure lawsuit.