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childbirth injury caused by several days of obstructed labour without prompt medical intervention. (More? End Fistula Org)
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a childbirth injury that leaves women incontinent and often isolated and ashamed
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a debilitating pregnancyrelated condition caused by prolonged obstructed labour
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a hole in the wall of the vagina connecting to the bladder, and a hole to the rectum is known as a rectovaginal fistula
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a hole, which forms when blood supply to the vaginal and bladder tissues is cut off during prolonged labor without medical intervention
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an abnormal opening between the vagina and the bladder or
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an injury of childbearing that has been relatively
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Damage to the soft tissues of the vagina and supporting structures during obstructed labour that results in an opening between one hollow organ and another, for example, between the urinary bladder and the vagina or the rectum and the vagina.
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Obstetric fistula is a severe medical condition in which a fistula (hole) develops between either the rectum and vagina (see rectovaginal fistula) or between the bladder and vagina (see vesicovaginal fistula) after severe or failed childbirth, when adequate medical care is not available.
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