Autoimmune disease and fibromyalgia resources

2026 Study from Manchester Mesh Centre shows the link between fibromyalgia and mesh is getting harder to ignore. Blog

Kath Sansom’s content on Patient Safety Learning – The Hub

New research (2025) from the University of Sheffield suggests mesh can trigger autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue and ibs.

NICE has recognised that women report fibromyalgia among the complications of mesh, alongside conditions like chronic pain and mesh slicing into organs. See Page 5.

Properties of Mesh evidence submitted to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review in 2019.

Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert – professor of internal medicine and immunology, Maastricht University (researchgate.net)

Link between surgical mesh implants and autoimmune diseases needs studying – leading professor. Cambs Times

Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants in 2023. Autoimmunity Reviews

A study from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and the Karolinska Institute, shows fibromyalgia is likely the result of autoimmune problems. King’s College London

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