Australian Pelvic Mesh Support Group says all pelvic mesh devices should be banned.

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated March 26 2019 - 8:29pm, first published June 3 2017 - 7:00am
The Australian Pelvic Mesh Support Group says all pelvic mesh devices and slings should be banned

AUSTRALIA’S college of gynaecologists and obstetricians has backed the use of traditional pelvic mesh “slings” for incontinence in women despite conceding failure can lead to “intractable” and permanent complications and have “severe effects” on quality of life.

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