# vaginal-mesh - Monday 11 November, 2019
The Minister has asked that an independent report be compiled detailing these patients’ experiences in the healthcare system.
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# vaginal-mesh - Sunday 16 June, 2019
These surgeries have been suspended until recommendations made by the Chief Medical Officer are implemented.
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# vaginal-mesh - Wednesday 17 April, 2019
The FDA said it couldn’t assure women that these devices were safe and effective longterm.
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# vaginal-mesh - Monday 26 November, 2018
Last week the Minister for Health confirmed the ban on these surgeries will not be lifted until a number of key recommendations are implemented.
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# vaginal-mesh - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
Irish women who have had these surgeries have reported complications like chronic pain, reduced mobility and recurrent infections.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
The FDA issued a warning about the use of these treatments in July.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
The use of these devices has been suspended in Ireland pending the results of a review by the Chief Medical Officer.
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# vaginal-mesh - Monday 17 September, 2018
The HSE has suspended the use of these medical devices pending the outcome of a report from the Chief Medical Officer.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Thousands of women across the world have suffered complications after having a vaginal mesh device implanted.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 10 July, 2018
The chair of an independent review said she had not seen evidence that the benefits of mesh outweigh the “severity of human suffering” caused by complications.
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# vaginal-mesh - Sunday 8 July, 2018
The notification was issued immediately after a meeting between Minister for Health Simon Harris and women who were affected by vaginal mesh complications.
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# vaginal-mesh - Thursday 17 May, 2018
His office said the cancellation was due to “urgent other work commitments” and has been rescheduled for next month.
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# vaginal-mesh - Sunday 22 April, 2018
There have been thousands of reports internationally of painful complications from women who have undergone these procedures.
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# vaginal-mesh - Sunday 11 March, 2018
The HSE said Dr Holohan’s review will be completed in the coming months but did not confirm whether he would be engaging with patients.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 30 January, 2018
Campaigners in Ireland are calling for a similar audit to be carried out here.
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# vaginal-mesh - Wednesday 24 January, 2018
Today a consultant from Scotland told TDs he stopped doing these procedures in 2014 because he believed the risks outweighed the benefits.
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Niamh had a vaginal mesh operation 10 years ago and says even though she is only 58, she now feels like she is 90.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
Members of a support group for women who experienced complications will protest outside Leinster House tomorrow.
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# vaginal-mesh - Saturday 23 December, 2017
It is also expected a further 20 private patients will take action in the New Year.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
Mother-of-two Chrissy Brajcic had an operation to treat her urinary incontinence four years ago.
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# vaginal-mesh - Saturday 2 December, 2017
Just this week a leaked report from the UK’s health watchdog recommended banning one of these surgeries.
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# vaginal-mesh - Wednesday 15 November, 2017
The health minister said he takes it “extraordinarily seriously” if anyone is experiencing pain as a result of a surgery in this country.
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# vaginal-mesh - Thursday 9 November, 2017
Concerns about procedures using these devices have been raised in recent months amid international scrutiny and hundreds of law suits.
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# vaginal-mesh - Tuesday 31 October, 2017
Some women have described experiencing chronic pain for years after these surgeries.
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# vaginal-mesh - Monday 30 October, 2017
The devices have been subject to international scrutiny over the last year and Irish women have now started to speak out about complications.
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# vaginal-mesh - Monday 18 September, 2017
Women have reported issues such as headaches, lack of energy, discharge, bleeding and pain years after their surgery.
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