J Midwifery Womens Health. 2005;50(4):286-294. If a woman with a fistula manages to get to the hospital while still in labor, and the hospital has trained personnel, it is possible to encourage the ...

The rectovaginal exam is not a particularly accurate screening exam. It is usually reserved for people who either have rectal or pelvic pain or are experiencing symptoms related to the genitourinary ...

A fistulotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat a fistula. A fistula occurs when two of your organs or vessels form an abnormal connection. These organs or vessels would otherwise not be connected ...

A rectovaginal fistula develops when an abnormal tunnel forms between the vagina and rectum inside a woman’s body. This opening allows waste material and gas to pass from the rectum into the vagina, ...

Introduction The UN General Assembly in 2018 passed a resolution to eliminate obstetric fistula within a decade. Because the ...

What is a Vesicovaginal Fistula? A vesicovaginal fistula is an abnormal communication between the urinary bladder and the vagina in female patients that results in urine leaking out uncontrollably ...