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18/06/2012
Final Report Finds PIP Implants Not Toxic
The final report into the PIP breast implant scandal has concluded that the gel material does not cause any long-term threat to human health.
The review, led by Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS medical director, said they do have double the rupture rate of other implants, however the implants, which were made with unauthorised silicone filler, are not toxic nor carcinogenic.
Around 47,000 women in the UK have had the implants fitted.
Around 95% were fitted privately. A minority of operations were carried out on the NHS, mostly for breast reconstruction following cancer.
Prof Keogh said women had faced an "incredibly worrying time".
He said that repeated tests in many countries have "shown that the implants are not toxic and therefore we do not believe they are a threat to the long-term health of women who have PIP implants".
He added: "We have however found that these implants are substandard, when compared to other implants and that they are more likely to rupture. We would therefore advise that women who have symptoms of a rupture - for example tenderness, soreness or lumpiness - should speak to their surgeon or GP."
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The review, led by Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS medical director, said they do have double the rupture rate of other implants, however the implants, which were made with unauthorised silicone filler, are not toxic nor carcinogenic.
Around 47,000 women in the UK have had the implants fitted.
Around 95% were fitted privately. A minority of operations were carried out on the NHS, mostly for breast reconstruction following cancer.
Prof Keogh said women had faced an "incredibly worrying time".
He said that repeated tests in many countries have "shown that the implants are not toxic and therefore we do not believe they are a threat to the long-term health of women who have PIP implants".
He added: "We have however found that these implants are substandard, when compared to other implants and that they are more likely to rupture. We would therefore advise that women who have symptoms of a rupture - for example tenderness, soreness or lumpiness - should speak to their surgeon or GP."
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Medical Groups Refuse Free Implant Replacements
A medical company, which fitted almost 14,000 British women with PIP breast implants, has said they will not be replacing them free of charge. The Harley Medical group is among many private medical firms to be affected by the now closed French company’s, Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), faulty implants which were filled with non-medical grade silicone.
Medical Groups Refuse Free Implant Replacements
A medical company, which fitted almost 14,000 British women with PIP breast implants, has said they will not be replacing them free of charge. The Harley Medical group is among many private medical firms to be affected by the now closed French company’s, Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), faulty implants which were filled with non-medical grade silicone.
28 March 2012
MPs Condemn Stance On PIP Implants
MPs have said the stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants "flies in the face of common sense". The PIP implants are at the centre of a health scare and currently patients who had implants privately can have them removed on the NHS, but not replaced.
MPs Condemn Stance On PIP Implants
MPs have said the stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants "flies in the face of common sense". The PIP implants are at the centre of a health scare and currently patients who had implants privately can have them removed on the NHS, but not replaced.
13 March 2012
Calls For Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants To Be Banned
Calls are being made to ban controversial metal-on-metal hip implants after experts found “unequivocal evidence” of high failure rates. Data gathered on 400,000 hip replacements found metal-on-metal implants needed revising more often than other types, and that failure rates of the implant were higher in women.
Calls For Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants To Be Banned
Calls are being made to ban controversial metal-on-metal hip implants after experts found “unequivocal evidence” of high failure rates. Data gathered on 400,000 hip replacements found metal-on-metal implants needed revising more often than other types, and that failure rates of the implant were higher in women.
17 February 2004
UK sees 20% increase in multiple births over 10 years
Mothers are having 20% more multiple births than they were a decade ago, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Statistics have revealed that in 2002, the multiple birth rate was 15 per 1,000 women giving birth, compared with 12.5 in 1992.
UK sees 20% increase in multiple births over 10 years
Mothers are having 20% more multiple births than they were a decade ago, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Statistics have revealed that in 2002, the multiple birth rate was 15 per 1,000 women giving birth, compared with 12.5 in 1992.
23 September 2003
Guidance for women's mental health strategy launched
Health Minister, Rosie Winterton, today launched guidance for a Women's Mental Health Strategy during a visit to Mental Health services in Sheffield. Social isolation and poverty are much more common in women, as is the experience of child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual violence, the minister said.
Guidance for women's mental health strategy launched
Health Minister, Rosie Winterton, today launched guidance for a Women's Mental Health Strategy during a visit to Mental Health services in Sheffield. Social isolation and poverty are much more common in women, as is the experience of child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual violence, the minister said.
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