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Category: vaginal mesh

• Aotearoa chronic pain New Zealand surgical mesh vaginal mesh

  Medical misogyny

  First, do no harm. Isn’t that what medicine dictates? Twelve years ago, I had a TVT-O (transvaginal tape through the obturator region) implanted to assist my bladder, after decades of gynaecological surgeries. Last year the mesh took many hours to be removed by two specialist surgeons.  After a decade of…

  May 30, 2022
• Aotearoa Corpus New Zealand surgical mesh vaginal mesh women women’s health

  #vaginalmesh

  This Monday was momentous, in several ways. After almost a decade managing the negative effects of vaginal mesh, I saw a specialist who confirmed that this was exactly what I had been dealing with. No question. And the relief was surreal. But could I actually believe what she said? Or…

  July 23, 2020