Surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse often carries a risk of incontinence. To avoid scheduling a second surgery, some women may opt to have a second procedure to reduce incontinence at the time of ...

In a Health Notification issued in October 2008 and updated in July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For many adult women, supporting tissues in and around their vagina weaken to the point where the bladder and other organs descend from their normal position, creating a hernia into ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I just had a total hysterectomy. At that time, my bladder also was corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most important in my recovery? A: ...

HaOgen, ISRAEL, June 04, 2008 - Endogun Medical Systems Ltd., a leading developer and manufacturer of novel solutions for minimally-invasive fastening of soft tissue, announced today that it has ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about a medical device many say never should have been implanted in millions of women. In January, the FDA re-classified transvaginal mesh, a ...

It's a fact of life for some 3.3 million women in the United States, and each year about 350,000 of them will undergo surgery to rid themselves of the pelvic pressure, lower back pain and urinary ...

What does pelvic prolapse surgery using mesh or graft involve and how does it differ from the existing standard repair technique? Women who have surgery for their prolapse have a 3 in 10 chance of ...

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMMD) announced today early feedback from physicians on Perigee(TM), its innovative treatment for cystocele repair. Perigee is the most recent addition ...

The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has moved to strengthen regulations on vaginal mesh, a controversial medical device used to treat pelvic organ prolapse, a condition that can occur after ...

Dear Doctor: I’m a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting ...

November 16, 2009 —- Robotic sacrocolpopexy, or vaginal wall repair, might be safe and effective for vaginal prolapse, according to a presentation at the North Central Section of the American ...