Electrospun Meshes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
Haley Clark Background: Female pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to 50% of women in their lifetime and can impact daily lives by inhibiting coitus, causing urinary/bowel incontinence, pain, and sores.1,2 Historically, synthetic meshes used in surgical repair were non-biodegradable, non-histocompatible, and mechanically mismatched, causing infections, exposure, and erosions. Consequently,…