'Since the day of that surgery, I haven’t been right': Women speak out about vaginal mesh complications

Amanda Robinson Kelly, Ballyfermot; Margaret Byrne, Tallaght; Angela O Néill, Kilkenny; Terri Martin, Waterford; and Dee Kavanagh, Blanchardstown at a protest outside Leinster House, Dublin, by women who have been affected by the vaginal mesh scandal. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Women affected by complications from vaginal mesh have spoken of years of pain, bleeding, and broken relationships at a protest outside the Dáil on Thursday.

The use of vaginal mesh was paused in Ireland and England during 2018 due to the high number of life-changing complications. It was used to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.