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| Ilena Rose |
 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:44 pm |
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http://www.newsdaily.com/Science/UPI-1-20080210-18142300-bc-newzealand-gel.xml
Expert: Surgical gel has injured women
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A leading gynecologist in
New Zealand alleges Confluent SprayGel has caused internal scarring in
several women who used the surgical gel.
Specialist Hanifa Koya said the new gel, which contains a drug that
was never tested on humans, has caused painful internal scarring in
dozens of women to date, The Dominion Post reported in its Monday
edition.
Koya said these women now suffer from endometriosis, a medical
condition in which abnormal growths appear in a woman's pelvic organs.
These growths typically lead to painful inflammations, which in turn
cause internal scarring and occasionally infertility.
The gynecologist said most doctors have already stopped using the
potentially harmful gel, but warned some medical officials still
implement the treatment.
Koya told the Post she contacted Medsafe, New Zealand's federal agency
for medicine approval, but little to no action was taken to prevent
the gel from being used.
"It's quite amazing -- we're using it inside human beings," she said.
"I would have expected ... that they would have said, `Let's put this
product on hold or start asking some questions,' but that didn't
happen." |
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