the safety and effectiveness of transvaginal mesh for pop are not scientifically assured and all transvaginal mesh products, except midurethral slings, were banned to protect the health of female patients on 16 april 2019. currently, there are several legal actions against major transvaginal mesh manufacturers like johnson & johnson and boston scientific to compensate complications. a class of 700 australian women sued johnson & johnson for selling defective transvaginal meshes. similar self-claimed victims in the united kingdom and the united states have sparked off more than 100,000 transvaginal mesh-related lawsuits. up until now, johnson & johnson and boston scientific have agreed for payments in total of $8 billion to resolve the claims.