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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Equipment Failure, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, Humans, Middle Aged, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Postoperative Complications, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Sexual Behavior, Surgical Mesh, Treatment Outcome, Vagina.
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Are age and sexual activity risk factors for mesh exposure following transvaginal mesh repair? Context: This study is about evaluating safety and potential risk factors for complications following pelvic organ prolapse repair with the GYNECARE PROLIFT system. This is a prospective observational study (Canadian Task Force II-1) performed in a tertiary referral center. A total of 114 women with pelvic organ prolapse, POP-Q stage ≥ 2, underwent a pelvic floor repair that included Prolift. During a mean follow-up time of 7 months there were six procedure failures (5.3%) and 14 mesh exposures (12.3%), more commonly on the anterior vaginal wall. Age was inversely related to the risk of having late mesh exposure (p = 0.02) with an odds ratio of 1.99 (95% confidence interval 1.10-3.59) for each decrease of 10 years in age. Late mesh exposure was significantly more common in sexually active patients (p = 0.016).
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Prolift repair has a high anatomical success rate. Young age and sexual activity are risk factors for mesh exposure. Final Decision: yes