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The Operation that Ruined My Life

The Operation that Ruined My Life
Women across the UK are suffering after an operation they were told would transform their lives. Instead, some of them say their lives have been ruined. For years women have been fitted with mesh-like devicesto treat prolapse or incontinence - often caused by childbirth. Although it's been a successful treatment for many of them, thousands of women in the US, the UK and Australia are now suing, after finding themselves in agony or suffering other serious complications. Reporter Lucy Adams meets women living with constant pain. She investigates how and why these devices were approved for use in the first place and asks whether manufacturers and regulators should have acted sooner to take some of them off the market.
Title The Operation that Ruined My Life
Genres Documentary News
Release Date 2017-12-11
Episode Runtime 00 Hours 30 Minutes
Season Number 65
Episode Number 47
Production Companies BBC, BBC Productions

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