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American and Canadian board-certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist with a focus on Minimally Invasive Surgery and new advancements in Laparoscopy.
Women’s health advocate, and a self-proclaimed feminist.
Human rights activist with focus on LGBT rights.
Born in Lebanon. Trained in USA. Practicing in Canada.
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You should add mesh implantation to your list of misogynistic practices toward women. Question…Why did you happen to pick mesh as a focus on your website? Why do you agree with the mesh supporters after the October 2008 FDA warning. How long have you been practicing medicine? Do you implant mesh? If so, for what reason? thanks
Thank you Lana for reading and for being a patient advocate,
I went through your website http://www.lanakeeton.com that also lead me to http://www.truthinmedicine.us.com Very interesting content.
To answer your questions:
My last post was about mesh because of the controversy surrounding it fueled recently by FDA safety warnings. I believe it is the patients’ right to be educated about this topic and its controversies so they do not fall short of hearing all sides of the argument.
The 2008 FDA warning lumped data from mesh use for stress urinary incontinence with that for prolapse surgery. The two surgeries and problems are very different.
I have been in practice for 2 years
I use mesh for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in patients who desire surgical management for symptom relief and after failure of conservative and pessary treatment and after obtaining a well informed consent about risks. I use mesh for SUI because it is frequently life altering for patients. The satisfaction rate is very high.
Best regards Lana