July 2013

Depacon (vallproic acid) is an antiepileptic drug used to treat a wide range of seizure disorders.  There are many benefits that patients receive from certain antiepileptic drugs.  However these drugs (AEDs) don’t go without certain side effects.  Some common side effects from AEDs are migraine headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, sleepiness, weakness, change in taste, numbness

The use of transvaginal mesh kits in pelvic floor reconstruction surgery has begun to be questioned clinically as the number of cases of complications and adverse effects has steadily risen.  The  complications can lead to pain for not only the patient but for their significant others during intercourse, often times leading patients to require further

With the current controversy surrounding the use of transvaginal mesh kits for the reparatory surgery of prolapsed pelvic organs, alternatives methods are constantly being explored.  Recently, polypropylene slings have been used instead of more traditional transvaginal mesh kits using other synthetic bases for their designs, utilizing a tension-free sling that is aimed at causing