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Patient Advocacy Organizations Seek Patient Stories for Upcoming FDA Hearing

Pelvic organ prolapse is when one or more of the pelvic organs including the uterus, vagina, bladder, or rectum, fall down or slip out place.  Twenty to 30 percent of women suffer from some degree of prolapse, according to estimates from Brigham & Women's Hospital. Approximately 300,000 women undergo surgery each year for pelvic organ prolapse in the United States, according to the American Urogynecological Society.

In 2008, the FDA first released concerns about the safety of transvaginal placement of mesh. From 2008 to 2010, the FDA received five times as many adverse reports associated with mesh used for POP repair than what agency received from 2005 to 2007. 

"As advocates for patients with pelvic floor disorders, it's important for us to be a voice for women who have found relief from this particular treatment along with those who have reported complications," said Missy Lavender, Founder of Women's Health Foundation.  "Any surgical procedure is risky, it's important that patients have a knowledge base of the 'what if's' and have exhausted other less invasive treatment options."

"It is imperative that women do their homework when evaluating options for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Transvaginal mesh procedures play a pivotal role in preventing additional surgical intervention down the road but it is vital that they are performed by physicians who have been adequately trained," said Sherrie Palm, Founder and President of the Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support.

Survey: Majority of Drivers Feel Red Light Cameras Save Lives, Do ...

Opposition to red light camera programs is so prevalent that you’d think most Americans are clamoring for their removal. Au contraire, says the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In the non-profit organization’s latest study, two-thirds of drivers surveyed actually approved red light cameras, with 42% strongly favoring them.

Those surveyed cited “safety” for their support of the programs, with more than 80% viewing running a red light as a “serious threat to safety”. A study earlier this year by the IIHS showed that, between 2004-2008, more than 800 lives could have been saved by red light cameras. Even in Houston, Texas, which discontinued its red light camera program last year, 57% of those surveyed at the time favored the program, with 45% strongly in favor of them.

“Most drivers don’t buy the argument that it’s somehow wrong to enforce the law just because you’re using a camera to do it,” Anne McCartt, the Institute’s senior vice president for research, said in a statement. “They understand that this technology is preventing crashes in their cities.”

The 14 surveyed cities, states, and drivers approving red light camera programs include:

Bakersfield, Calif.

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