One common procedure to help treat stress incontinence is transvaginal taping (TVT) bladder tack. This is an inpatient operation that uses a small piece of mesh to help support your urethra ...

Women with stress urinary incontinence were more satisfied with outcomes when treated with a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure rather than bulking therapy with transurethral polyacrylamide ...

Backround: The transobturator tape procedure (TOT) is an effective surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. However data concerning safety are rare, follow-up is often less than ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I would like your opinion on Gynecare TVT surgery for urinary incontinence. -- C.J. Dear C.J.: Urinary incontinence comes in two major categories. One is stress incontinence ...

Additionally, 39% of the TVT group and 46% of the colposuspension group reported no leakage under any circumstances five years after surgery. The percentage reporting cure of stress leakage was 63 ...

The procedure, known as Trans Vaginal Taping (TVT), is a minimally invasive way to help women control the unintentional release of urine during normal, everyday activities such as coughing ...

The teaching assistant, 30, is not alone. She is one of hundreds of British women who say TVT surgery left them suffering chronic pain, repeat infections, nerve damage and poor urine flow.

A campaign is highlighting the risks associated with TVT surgery, which is designed to help women who suffer with stress incontinence, mainly after childbirth. Kath Sansom chose to have the ...