Dangerous Drugs and medical devices Effecting Women. Discussion presented by Vaginal mesh Helpline  female medical Social Worker. The horrors of the vaginal mesh are beyond belief with so many stories of pain and suffering. But, a closer look takes us to a list of many drugs and medical devices harming women of all ages. Pharma seems to see women with dollar signs plastered to their heads. What we see and hear are women with lives destroyed and needing help and protection. Here goes the list of drugs and devices harming women. When you look at a senior population and  woman baby boomers , college students, wives, daughters and mothers effected it become a huge market of  women effected by what i call medical injustice.

The List

Amongest the medical devices and drugs harming women include :Bladder Sling, Mirena IUD, Vaginal mesh, Yaz, Yasmin, Fosamax, Topomax, DePuy hip replacement recall, Actos, Breast Implants, Tylenol, avaira toric contact lenses and others are harming women.
          It is amazing to me how many dangerous drugs and medical devices are having an effect on women. TheVaginal mesh Helpline hears from women thru-out the country regarding their horrific experiences with these mesh devices. Yet, there are so many other drugs and medical devices that are hurting women. The Mirena birth control device, Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, The DePuy Hip Replacement, metal on metal hip replacements, Zimmer Duram Cup, Breast Implants, Cytotec, Topamax Mirena birth control device, Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, The DePuy Hip Replacement, metal on metal hip replacements, Zimmer Duram Cup, Breast Implants, Cytotec, Topamax and others,
Mirena Birth Control device

Mirena Silicone IUD
          The Mirena Birth control device has caused amongst other side effects: Miscarriage, Risk Of Infertility, Intrauterine Pregnancy, Streptococcal Sepsis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Cervix, Severe Pain, Contraceptive Perforation and other side effects.
Some women have experienced serious adverse side-effects and potentially life-threatening complications following the implantation of the Mirena device, including perforation of or imbedment in the uterus.
Bayer actually marketed Mirena as a way women could simplify their lifestyle. One of the ways it did so was through "Mirena Parties." Working with the social networking site Mom Central, Bayer created a Mirena direct marketing program that consisted of a series of house parties hosted by members of the Mom Central community. Bayer was eventually warned against this. The stories have heard and read regarding this device are horrific. The IUD is moving from it's original position and severing the uterus and nearby organs.
 

Cytotec (Misoprostol)
        It is estimated that in about 200,000 births in one year, Cytotec was used to stimulate delivery. This is where most of the problems with this drug, including birth defects have incurred. The purpose of the drug was for the prevention of ulcers, but it has also been used in abortions. Brain damage to infants is of particular concern.\

Yaz, yasmin Birth Control Pills
         Studies recently published in the British Medical Journal, which concluded that women ages 15-44 taking birth control pills containing the synthetic progestin, drospirenone, are more likely to develop blood clots deep in the veins of the leg (venous thromboembolism), than women using birth control pills containing the common progestin levonorgestrel. Blood clots can move and if they end up in the brain or lungs can be deadly.

 Yasmin and Yaz  have reported incidents of :

• Heart Attacks,
• Strokes,
• Cardiac Arrhythmias,
• Blood Clots,
• Deep Vein Thrombosis, (DVT),
• Pulmonary Embolism, (PE,
•  Death,

Topamax
          Topiramate, the generic form of Johnson & Johnson's anti-seizure drug, Topamax, is under fire from the Food & Drug Administration for its birth defect risks, Reuters reports. The medication is prescribed to patients suffering from epilepsy, and more popularly, to consumers with chronic migraine headaches. Topiramate has recently been combined with other drugs to battle obesity and bipolar disorder. More than 4.7 million prescriptions for Topamax were filled in the United States from 2007 to 2010, bringing in approximately $600 million worldwide last year.
 

FOSAMAX EFFECTS WOMEN
         The .Long-Term use of Fosamax has been shown to more then double the Risk of Femur Fractures Among Older Women.
An article in an issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that long-term use of Fosamax and other bisphosphonate drugs by older women more than doubles their chance of suffering femur fractures. This side effect is particularly disturbing in light of the fact that Fosamax and similar drugs are prescribed to strengthen the bones of women with osteoporosis.
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TRANSVAGINAL MESH AND RELATED MESH PRODUCTS ARE THE BIGGEST HOORO EFFECTING WOMEN TODAY Over 300,000 women are effected and we speak to so many who tell us their stories of pain and suffering,
 Manufacturers of Mesh Products Include:

• Johnson & Johnson,
• Ethicon TVT,
• Gynecare TVT,
• Gynemesh PS,
• Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Patch,
• Secur,
• Bard,
• Avaulta Plus BioSynthetic Support System,
• Avaulta Solo Synthetic Support System,
• Faslata Allograft,
• Pelvicol Tissue,
• PelviSoft Biomesh,
• Pelvitex Polypropylene Mesh,
• American Medical Systems or AMS,
• SPARC,
• Boston Scientific,
• Advantage Sling System,
• Obtryx Curved Single,
• Obtryx Mesh Sling,
• Prefyx Mid U Mesh Sling System,
• Prefyx PPS System,

                                      The trans vaginal mesh Continues to effect women and alter the lives of Women
Recent warnings have linked various birth control drugs and devices to serious injuries and even death. We have heard one horrific story after another. Women are suffering and crying over the phone while they no longer have money to pay for doctors to remove their mesh. They talk about tthe doctors hiding medical records and being lured by the pharmaceutical representatives. They talk of lives destroyed and marriages hurting. "When mommy hurts the whole family suffers" as one women told us.

Metal On Metal Hip Replacements like the DePuy and Zimmer
          Women are reporting more problems, and a higher failure rate, with the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular hip replacement system than men. It turns out they're also more prone to some of the serious side effects of the poorly-designed implant, including metallosis.
Statistics show individuals with a small stature, such as women may be more susceptible to failure of DePuy ASR hip implants. Again we see women effected and mostly our senior population.

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Dow Corning Breast Implants
Breast Implant Lymphoma
          In January 2011, The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advised that women who had received breast implants should notify their doctors of any changes in their breasts because of a possible association with a rare type of lymphoma. In breast implant patients, ALCL has occurred in the scar capsule adjacent to the implant. Women are still involved in settlements with Dow Corning trust.

Women appear to be money mills for pharmaceutical companies that are not using appropriate warnings or testing.
 

     
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The vaginal mesh has been creating complications of huge proportions in women in the United States. The Mesh can perforate the bowel. This is extremely serious as it can cause one to become septic  and lead to potential death.

Symptoms of a perforated bowel

Perforation of the intestine leads to leakage of intestinal contents into the abdominal cavity. This can cause a woman to become septic from bacteria.

Symptoms may include:

• Abdominal pain – severe
• Chills
• Fever
• Nausea
• Vomiting

Symptoms of Sepsis for the Mayo Clinic

Symptoms

By Mayo Clinic staff

Many doctors view sepsis as a three-stage syndrome, starting with sepsis and progressing through severe sepsis to septic shock. The goal is to treat sepsis during its mild stage, before it becomes more dangerous.

Sepsis
To be diagnosed with sepsis, you must exhibit at least two of the following symptoms:

• Fever above 101.3 F (38.5 C) or below 95 F (35 C)
• Heart rate higher than 90 beats a minute
• Respiratory rate higher than 20 breaths a minute
• Probable or confirmed infection

Severe sepsis
Your diagnosis will be upgraded to severe sepsis if you also exhibit at least one of the following signs and symptoms, which indicate organ dysfunction:

• Areas of mottled skin
• Significantly decreased urine output
• Abrupt change in mental status
• Decrease in platelet count
• Difficulty breathing
• Abnormal heart function

Septic shock
To be diagnosed with septic shock, you must have the signs and symptoms of severe sepsis, plus extremely low blood pressure. You must get emergency medical attention immediately.

Vaginal mesh Complications include:

Symptoms of Defective Vaginal Mesh Injury
Defective Vaginal Mesh Lawyers

If you have had surgery to correct pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI), your surgeon may have used vaginal mesh. Defective vaginal mesh can cause serious injuries and life-threatening infections. If you are experiencing symptoms of defective vaginal mesh injury, talk to your doctor immediately and contact our defective vaginal mesh lawyers.
Vaginal Mesh Injury Symptoms

Symptoms of vaginal mesh injury include:

•     Vaginal infections
•     Urinary tract infections
•     Foul odor from surgical area
•     continupus infections
•     bowel perforation
•     Fever
•     Feeling as if something is protruding from the vagina
•     Chronic vaginal drainage or discharge
•     Pain during intercourse
•     Chronic pain
•     Bleeding
•     Urine leakage
•     Recurring abdominal pressure
•     Lower back pain
•     Difficult bowel movements
•     Mesh erosion
•     Recurrence of dropped organs
•     Bladder outlet obstruction

Dangers of Vaginal Mesh Injury

These symptoms can indicate infection and/or perforation of organs such as the bladder or bowel. Vaginal mesh injury is a medical emergency. If treatment is delayed, the infection can progress to sepsis which is often fatal.

Possibly the most dangerous vaginal mesh injury is bowel perforation. Bowel perforation can lead to sepsis and death very quickly.

What is Sepsis ?

Sepsis is a condition in which the body is fighting a severe infection that has spread via the bloodstream. If a patient becomes "septic," they will likely have low blood pressure leading to poor circulation and lack of perfusion of vital tissues and organs. This condition is termed "shock." This condition can develop either as a result of the body's own defense system or from toxic substances made by the infecting agent (such as a bacteria, virus, or fungus).

What is a perforated bowel ?

A perforated bowel is a medical emergency in which a hole in the bowel opens to allow its contents to empty into the rest of the abdominal cavity. The result is frequently sepsis or blood infection, which if not treated can cause almost immediate death. A perforated bowel can occur as the result of traumatic injury.

Symptoms of a perforated bowel include high fever  and nausea. Those afflicted will also experience extreme abdominal pain which worsens when one moves. Intense vomiting may occur and result in dehydration. These very serious symptoms need emergency treatment. Those experiencing these symptoms should waste no time in seeing by a doctor. If you are experiencing mesh erosion you must understand the the mesh can perforate the bowel. You must not delay in seeking medical attention.

Seek legal action

If you think your mesh is causing a bowel perforation see a urogynecologist to remove the mesh or have some kind of revision surgery.

Once the Physician conforms the mesh has created a problem call the vaginal Mesh helpline to be connceted th a Vaginal mesh lawyer.

Vaginal mesh Helpline Statute of limitations alert for your filing your vaginal mesh lawsuit. A Vaginal mesh lawyer must be contacted immediately to protect your legal rights in the vaginal mesh lawsuits taking place right now in multi district litigations. You must act to protect your rights.

Vaginal Mesh helpline  alerts  you not to wait on filing your vaginal mesh lawsuit. Contact a vaginal mesh lawyer immediately that is filing the multi district litigation lawsuit for vaginal mesh in the federal courts. The lawyer must be filing this for you in the court assigned for that manufacturer. The complete list of staute of limitations is listed below

Contact the VaginalMesh helpline for a list of vaginal Mesh lawyers filing lawsuits for women with vaginal mesh Complications. You should not wait. There are statutes of limitations for your state that can effect your filing in the future:

                                                                                       Statute of limitations By State

Contact a vaginal mesh lawyer to find out how this effects your vaginal mesh lawsuit today

1 year (Kentucky, Louisiana & Tennessee)

non-discovery states (Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, New York & South Dakota)

Complications we hear on a daily basis appear to be very  similiar, You are not alone

• Erosion of the mesth thru the vagina wall, " My Partner  can feel it"
• Infections  that doctors are not relating to the mesh " Ihave infections all the time"
• partner feeling the mesh during sexual intercourse "He can feel it"
• Bladder and urinary tract infections "I have been on antibiotics for months"
• blood in urine
• pain like a razor blade "the pain is agony"
• activities of daily life limited
• depression "My life is over"
• inability to work "I lost my job and insurance"
• reported deaths "mu grandma died for the vaginal mesh""I want to do something"
• Spot bleeding
• lower back pain
• leg and pain on one side of the body " the pain is terrible"
• severe agonizing pain
• Inability to have sexual intercourse "I cannot have sex anymore"
• partners feeling the mesh "he feels it"
• feeling pieces of the mesh " I can feel it with my finger"
• doctors unsympathetic" my doctor tell me it is all in my head"

You must see a Urogynecologist for your medical condition immediately and have a doctor acknowledge it is from the mesh. Many women are reporting that the Doctor who put in the mesh is not helpling. This is no suprise. Call the vaginal mesh helpline at 1 877 522-2123 vaginameshhelpline.com for help

You must not wait a retain an attorney immediately.

The West Virgina court is overseeing the MDL consolidation of cases filed in federal courts across the U.S. against Bard, Johnson &
FDA Mesh Warning

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration report in August 2011 found that vaginal-mesh products should be classified as posing a high risk to patients based on a review of side-effect reports submitted to regulators from January 2008 to December 2010.

FDA Demands More Study

In January, the FDA ordered 31 manufacturers, including Bard and J&J (JNJ), to study rates of organ damage and complications linked to the vaginal-mesh implants.

According to regulators, the companies must conduct three years of studies on the devices’ safety and effectiveness.

New Jersey Vaginal  Mesh Lawsuits Pending in New Jersey

Some mesh lawsuits are pending in state court in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee is coordinating discovery in those cases.

Higbee has set a Nov. 5 trial for the first case against J&J’s Ethicon unit over claims that its Gynecare Prolift vaginal-mesh insert harmed women.

West Virginia Vaginal Mesh  Federal MDL (Multi District Litigation)

In February, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated federal suits against pelvic mesh makers before Goodwin. The federal court is overseeing evidence-gathering efforts in cases against Bard, J&J, Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) and the American Medical Systems unit of Endo Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc.

The Bard consolidated cases are In re C.R. Bard Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, 2:10-MD-02187, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (Charleston).

Vaginal mesh Helpline lawyers Accepting vaginal mesh cases.

The vaginal mesh lawyers are Filing Bard vaginal mesh cases In West Virginia under the Vaginal mesh Multi District litigation. That means nomatter what state you are in your Bard Vaginal mesh lawsuit will end up in West Virginia. In an MDL the cases are all filed on an individual basis but get consolidated under one Judge, in this case a Judge in West Virginia. This means that you do not need or necessarily hire a local lawyer in your state but  rather a lawyer or law firm experienced in MDL litigation of the Vagina Mesh. Most local lawyers are going to send your case to "the big boys" anyway. For a Bard Vaginal mesh Lawyer call the vaginal Mesh helplinbe today. The Bard trial will be for the Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh and include 600 women damaged by the mesh implant. The vaginal mesh cases are Federal cases.

More Study

‘Day In Court’

To contact the reporters on this story: Jef Feeley in Wilmington, Delaware

 A resource for women with Vaginal mesh,  helping women with Mesh complications and assisting with a Urogynecologist and Vaginal Mesh lawyer   We are always  seeking new information for our women of the Vaginal Mesh.

Summary and Overview

Transvaginal Mesh Guidelines Created by AHRQ Ignored by FDA
April 27, 2012 Posted by: Barb Stephens

The vaginal mesh helpline and Vaginal mesh lawyers are happy to see the AHRQ   has released guidelines for Mesh Surgery. Women call daily with severe complications from their  vaginal mesh implant. The FDA has offered nothing. Even with the guidelines the horrors of the Vaginal mesh cannot be denied.From listening to women every day it is becoming obvious that the transvaginal mesh is dangerous. Women nationwide have filed lawsuits against several vaginal mesh manufacturers, including Johnson and Johnson and Boston Scientific. Hundreds of these cases have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the West Virginia district court.It appears that many more will be added over the next months yet doctors are still putting the mesh in women. Many women call our helpline just months after their surgery with severe discomfort and complications.

Even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warnings against the continued use of transvaginal mesh in patients suffering from pelvic organ prolapse, another governmental agency set its sights on the faulty medical device.The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released guidelines for patients considering having the questionable medical device implanted. The guidelines also remind doctors that transvaginal mesh is a new procedure and should be used with caution.
The agency, formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, is the research arm of health and human services. It acts as a regulatory agency for patient safety organizations. In its guidelines for utilizing transvaginal mesh, the agency recommended that doctors, surgeons and nurses be adequately trained in using the device to fix pelvic prolapse before implanting it.

Pelvic prolapse is known to occur in women who are past menopause and childbearing years or who have had a hysterectomy. Because of weakened muscles, the pelvic organs, including the uterus and rectum, can slip into the vagina and cause a host of problems. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Doctors were using transvaginal mesh to fix the problem, but many now realize the all of the transvaginal mesh devices on the market are modeled after one that is faulty in design. This faulty design results in mesh erosion.

Because of this, thousands of women are suffering from injuries that include bleeding, immense pain and punctured internal organs. Many women are forced to have the mesh removed in an attempt to lead a normal, pain-free life.

The FDA’s response to transvaginal mesh has been shoddy at best. In 2008, the agency downplayed patient’s complaints about the mesh, saying problems with it is rare.

Three years later, the FDA did a rare reversal and said that problems with the device are “not rare.” However, nothing has been done to regulate the faulty devices or the manufacturers.

In the years between the two FDA decisions, the AHRQ came out with its guidelines for patients. The agency said patients need to be aware of several issues:

•     Transvaginal mesh is considered new way to treat pelvic prolapse, thus not proven.
•     Success rates vary.
•     There is little information about long-term use.
•     Serious complications could result from mesh.
•     Little data exists that transvaginal mesh will actually fix a prolapse problem.
•     Patients should undergo thorough pre-operative counseling regarding the limited data that exists about the device.

With the mounting medical evidence showing that transvaginal mesh is dangerous, women nationwide have filed court complaints against several mesh manufacturers, including Johnson and Johnson and Boston Scientific. Hundreds of the cases have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in a West Virginia district court. Contact the Vaginal Mesh helpline to get the facts, get help locating a Doctor for Mesh removal and be connected to an experienced vaginal mesh , mass tort lawyer.

Lawsuits are being Filed by transvaginal mesh lawyers on behalf of women with vaginal mesh complications. Vaginal mesh helpline Keeps women updated on new news regarding the Vaginal Mesh. According to Lisa Spitzer MSW "we must continue to give women hope that they will obtain justice for ruined lives due to these vaginal mesh complications. The pain and suffering is horrific"

New Lawsuit Filed on Trasvaginal Mesh Serious Complications: the Threat of Severe Adverse Events from Transvaginal Mesh Remains
According to court documents, on April 10th, 2012 an Illinois woman, a Vaginal meshh lawyer , filed a lawsuit in West Virginia Southern District Court (case no. 2:2012cv01025) alleging she suffered a multitude of medical problems as a result of a transvaginal mesh surgery to treat a pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Plaintiff was surgically implanted with the Pelvitex polypropylene vaginal mesh system and she is suing Bard Healthcare, a division of C.R. Bard, Inc., et al for nearly $10 million in damages. Transvaginal surgical mesh is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Several lawsuits against C.R. Bard were consolidated in October 2010 as part of an MDL (No.2187) in the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Vaginal Mesh helpline can provide helpful, proven advice and simple solutions including how to get in contact a vaginal mesh lawyer so anyone can easily and inexpensively deal with cases of Transvaginal Mesh horrors.

The vaginal mesh Helpline Speaks to women daily regarding their mesh complications and hears many stories. Many are very similiar, inability to have sexual intercourse, severe pain, mesh erosion thru the vaginal wall, spot bleeding, infections, pain on one side of the body,

lower back pain, and Doctors being unsympathetic to the problems they are having. We speak to women from Florida to California and as far north as Canada. "The stories are horrific and women are truly suffering. We are here to help" Says spitzer. 

Vaginal Mesh Helpline ,Ladies of the Vaginal  Mesh Announcement: If appears that there has been an official recall of one of the Vaginal mesh Implants.

Boston Scientific issued a Class II recall of its Pinnacle pelvic floor repair kit  over the potential for the needle to detach from the mesh during placement. The device may expose patients to unnecessary risk without offering clinical benefit above safer options.

The product is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse, which occurs when internal organ support structures become so weak or stretched that organs, like the uterus, bladder or bowels, sag from their normal position and bulge or prolapse into the vagin

See the Fda Notice Below

Class 2 Recall
Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair Kit–Anterior/Apical, and Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair Kit–Posterior see related information
Date Posted  August 03, 2011
Recall Number  Z-2931-2011
Product  Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair Kit–Anterior/Apical STERILE, and Pinnacle Pelvic Floor Repair Kit–Posterior STERILE. Boston Scientific, Corp. Indicated for tissue reinforcement and stabilization of fascial structures of the pelvic floor for vaginal wall prolapse, where surgical treatment is intended, either as mechanical support or bridging material for the fascial defect.
Code Information  Catalog/UPC: M0068317100, Lot: 1ML0072001. Catalog/UPC M0068317050, Lot: 1ML0070801.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer  Boston Scientific Corporation
100 Boston Scientific Way
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-1234
Consumer Instructions  Contact the recalling firm for information
For Additional Information Contact  Cindy Finney
508-683-4678
Reason for
Recall  The device may exhibit low tensile strength between the needle and suture and lead to needle detachment during mesh leg placement.
Action  Boston Scientific Corporation sent on May 10, 2011 an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL-IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED" letter to all affected customers. The letter included; reason for recall, instructions for the quarantine, discontinued use, and return of the devices, and information for Medwatch reporting. The letter also includes a form that is to be faxed to the firm. For information call (508) 683-4678