Senator says doctors could need 'expertise' to identify gender issues raised in mesh inquiry

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated October 31 2018 - 12:36pm, first published March 20 2018 - 5:30am
Doctors warned of ‘women problem’ after pelvic mesh scandal
Doctors warned of ‘women problem’ after pelvic mesh scandal

A PELVIC mesh scandal that has left Australian women with serious, permanent and disabling injuries is a wake-up call for the medical profession that some doctors might have a problem with women, said Senator Rachel Siewert as a Senate committee prepares to release a report on the scandal.

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