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TONIGHT RTÉ’S PRIME Time reported on international scrutiny around vaginal mesh implants, which are used in operations to address stress urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse.
These are conditions women can suffer as a result of natural childbirth. Health watchdogs in a number of countries have suspended the use of some of these products, but surgeons in Ireland continue to use them.
In October last year, TheJournal.ie spoke to a number of Irish women who suffered complications after one of these surgeries. Margaret, above, was one of those women. She and other impacted women will be protesting outside Leinster House tomorrow to bring awareness to the issue.
Read more of TheJournal.ie’s coverage of the vaginal mesh scandal:
- ‘It had cut through and was sticking there’: Irish women share vaginal mesh horror stories
- Minister orders report into vaginal mesh devices after Irish women experience ‘constant pain’
- Vaginal mesh campaigner dies in Canada after being hospitalised for sepsis
- UK watchdog says vaginal mesh to treat prolapse should be banned
- More than ten women to sue the HSE in 2018 over vaginal mesh implants
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