Dr. Cl?ona Murphy:

Almost 200 made contact. What I think we can infer is that a number of other people would have been seen at general gynaecology clinics in recent years. The complications people can have after mesh can vary from more minor to more serious. I expect that those who made contact were those at the most serious end of the scale. For example, somebody might have voiding dysfunction or difficulty in passing urine after a tape was put in. That might occur in the first two or three weeks after surgery. That would be addressed by the clinician and a woman may not have any complications going forward. We would not have captured those types of instances. There are so many different gynaecology clinics where women would have been seen and potentially had any issues addressed.