A range of bench studies and epidemiology studies through to clinical trials are currently underway. These include the assessment of biochemechanical and implantation mechanisms for the use of surgical mesh using animal models; examination of the prevalence of dyspareunia in the gynaecology outpatients; the assessment of risk of urinary incontinence following genito-urinary fistula repair and the measurement of the effectiveness of vaginal prolapse repair employing mesh augmentation.