Dr Carey was invited to present at the IUGA Barcelona 2025 Surgical Masterclass plenary session. The topic was “Abdominal Native Tissue Repair Options for POP and SUI”. His presentation showcased three minimally invasive abdominal approaches to to treat prolapse and stress incontinence. First up, Dr Carey demonstrated a robot-assisted sacral colpopexy procedure using autologous fascia… Continue Reading»
Dr Carey, along with his colleagues, recently published a study evaluating a pessary he developed (C-POP pessary) in the International Journal of Urogynaecology (February 2025). This is an overview of the study: Introduction and hypothesis: Vaginal pessaries are the mainstay of the non-surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). A flexible silicone irregular hexagonal (SIH) pessary… Continue Reading»
Dr Carey was invited to write a review article on alternative to mesh for the International Journal of Urogynecology (January 2025). The review was written with assistance from his colleagues, Dr Yong and Dr Raoofi. Here is an overview of our review: Introduction and Hypothesis The ongoing pelvic mesh controversy, coupled with a regulatory pause… Continue Reading»
Dr Carey recently presented on alternatives to pelvic mesh for prolapse at the recent AGES Pelvic Floor Symposium in Sydney. The following abstract is an over view of his presentation Prolapse, What Is New in the Post Mesh Era – Marcus Carey Changing practices in prolapse surgery continues to be driven by the ongoing pelvic… Continue Reading»
“All pelvic floor surgery can be performed without mesh” UGSA 2018 Debate At the recent Urogynaecology Society of Australasia’s Annual Scientific Meeting held in Adelaide in March 2018, Dr Marcus Carey from Melbourne and Professor Halina Zyczynski from Pittsburgh USA debated for the motion that “All pelvic floor surgery can be performed without mesh”. The… Continue Reading»
Update on new treatment options for urge incontinence (overactive bladder) Botulinum toxin (Botox) bladder wall injection Sacral neurostimulation implant (Interstim) Mirabegron (Betmiga) medication Botox In Australia Botox has received regulatory approval for the management of urge incontinence in women who do not respond to oral medications. Botox for the treatment of urge incontinence is now covered… Continue Reading»
Dr Carey was an invited keynote speaker at the recent 66th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG). He spoke on recent trends in prolapse surgery. Here is an overview of Dr Carey’s address: “In developed countries around one in nine women undergo surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. In the United… Continue Reading»
THE WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK was recently launched. Dr Carey is a contributing author and with physiotherapist, Margaret Sherburn, compiled chapter 39 on Prolapse and Incontinence. This chapter provides women with an understanding of prolapse and incontinence, including causation, symptoms, and both surgical and non-surgical treatments. The publishers, Random House Australia, have provided the following description of this… Continue Reading»
During September and October 2013 Dr Carey worked in Nepal training local Nepalese gynaecologists in advanced prolapse surgery. This trip was organised by the Australian for Women’s Health organisation founded by Australian gynaecologist Dr Ray Hodgson. Prolapse is highly prevalent in Nepal where it is thought to be double the rate of developed western countries. Speculation as… Continue Reading»
Research lead by Dr Carey was presented in Washington at the combined International Urogynecology Association and American Urogynecology Association meeting. This long-term research was conducted by the Urogynaecology Department at The Royal Women’s Hospital. An earlier publication of this research was used by the United States Food and Drug Authority (FDA) in making recommendations about… Continue Reading»
