- Campaign to End Fistula
Project of the U.N. Population Fund to prevent obstetric fistula through education and to treat women who are affected with medical intervention and counselling.
www.endfistula.org
- Wikipedia: Obstetric Fistula
Briefly describes the condition in which a fistula (hole) develops between either the rectum and vagina or between the bladder and vagina after severe or failed childbirth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetric_fistula
- eMedicine.com: Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF)
Clinical overview of the injury in which a connection (fistula) is established between the bladder and the vagina.
www.emedicine.com/med/topic3321.htm
- eMedicine.com: Rectovaginal Fistula (RVF)
Clinical overview of the injury in which a connection (fistula) is formed between a woman's vagina and rectum after undergoing unattended obstructed labor. Including workup, treatment options, and prognosis.
www.emedicine.com/med/topic2745.htm
- Our Bodies Ourselves: Obstetric Fistula
Explains the two different types of obstetric fistula, its effects on a woman, and how it can be cured.
www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion.asp?id=22&compID=31
- Urologyweb: Vesicovaginal Fistula
Offers brief, clinical notes on the injury and its treatment.
www.urologyweb.com/production/urology_primer/female_urology/vesicovaginal_f...
- Maternal Health: Obstetric Fistula
Briefly explains the injury of a woman's birth canal that occurs when a woman experiences a prolonged, obstructed labor.
www.unfpa.org/swp/2004/english/ch7/page4.htm
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