Transvaginal mesh, gender, and the ethics of clinical innovation
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On the 10th of October 2018, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a national apology to the Australian women who experienced “horrific outcomes” following surgery using transvaginal mesh—acknowledging the “historic agony and pain that has come from mesh implantation”. This ...
See moreOn the 10th of October 2018, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a national apology to the Australian women who experienced “horrific outcomes” following surgery using transvaginal mesh—acknowledging the “historic agony and pain that has come from mesh implantation”. This apology followed many decades of “innovative” use of transvaginal mesh for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. We use the case of transvaginal mesh to explore how clinical innovation may not only harm patients, but also entrench vulnerability and exacerbate existing inequities—in this case, those relating to gender.
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See moreOn the 10th of October 2018, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt issued a national apology to the Australian women who experienced “horrific outcomes” following surgery using transvaginal mesh—acknowledging the “historic agony and pain that has come from mesh implantation”. This apology followed many decades of “innovative” use of transvaginal mesh for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. We use the case of transvaginal mesh to explore how clinical innovation may not only harm patients, but also entrench vulnerability and exacerbate existing inequities—in this case, those relating to gender.
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2020-01-01Source title
Internal Medicine JournalVolume
50Issue
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"This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Wiersma, M., Kerridge, I. and Lipworth, W. (2020), Transvaginal mesh, gender and the ethics of clinical innovation. Intern Med J, 50: 523-526. Which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14833. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."Faculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Health EthicsShare