What is a Prolapsed Bladder?
The medical disorder called bladder prolapse may be unknown to many, but it is a condition that affects almost a quarter of the adult women population in the United States. The bladder is part of the pelvis; it is a hollow organ. Its main function is retaining urine to make voiding controllable. Together with other pelvic organs such as the urethra, uterus, and rectum, the bladder is kept in position through the connective tissues supporting the vaginal wall. These connective tissues cover the walls of the vagina. As a woman ages, these tissues sag and break resulting to the displacement of the pelvic organs. This condition is called pelvic organ prolapse.
When the bladder falls into the front wall of the vagina (this condition is called bladder prolapse), symptoms occur such as pain in the pelvis or lower back and during sexual intercourse, urinary problems like stress incontinence and incomplete urination, and the development of infections. With multi-parity and past removal of the uterus, women are most likely to develop prolapse of the pelvic organs. Women who have had menopause are also likely to develop this condition. In menopause, there is a lower production of the hormone estrogen. Since estrogen helps with the production of collagen in the body, lower estrogen level also means low collagen level. With a low collagen level, the pelvic muscles and tissues lose their elasticity and breaks down.
For this condition, treatment options are only few. One of these is the use of vaginal mesh implant. It is known to many women as the modern treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Unluckily, it poses negative risks that can be permanent or difficult to manage. These complications include mesh erosion, infections, pain, bleeding, urinary problems, pelvic organ perforation, and recurrence of prolapse.
These negative effects of vaginal mesh prompted recipients of this medical device to file lawsuits against mesh manufacturers across the United States. Thousands of lawsuits have been filed, and it is certain to multiply since mesh producers are still marketing vaginal mesh. Because of the numerous vaginal mesh lawsuits filed, mesh manufacturers and recipients of defective products have both motioned the Judicial Panel to centralize these lawsuits into one federal court.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acting promptly on these issues, announced safety information on the possible risks associated with vaginal mesh implants. However, there are still many physicians practicing vaginal mesh implantation to repair prolapse of the pelvic organs: bladder, urethra, uterus, and rectum; these circumstances have resulted into cases of vaginal mesh lawsuit throughout the United States. Among these, urethral and bladder prolapse are the two most common forms.
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