Vaginal fistula

Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria.

Women Birth. 2017 Mar 7. pii: S1871-5192(17)30076-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.02.009. [Epub ahead of print] Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria. Amodu OC, Salami B, Richter S. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Obstetric Fistula is a childbirth injury that disproportionately affects women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although poverty plays an important role in perpetuating obstetric fistula, sociocultural practices hasContinue reading “Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria.”

Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.

Reprod Health. 2017 Mar 14;14(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0300-y. Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Mwanri L, Gatwiri GJ. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is well acknowledged that Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C/C) leads to medical, psychological and sociocultural sequels. Over 200 million cases of FGM/C exist globally, and in KenyaContinue reading “Injured bodies, damaged lives: experiences and narratives of Kenyan women with obstetric fistula and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.”

Female genital circumcision/mutilation: implications for female urogynaecological health.

Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital circumcision/mutilation: implications for female urogynaecological health. Teufel K, Dörfler DM. Hospital of St. Poelten, St. Poelten, Austria, katharinateufel@gmx.at. ABSTRACT “Female genital circumcision” or “female genital mutilation”, as it is called more often, is an operation that is primarily carried out in Africa. OwingContinue reading “Female genital circumcision/mutilation: implications for female urogynaecological health.”

Incontinence and trauma: sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula.

Soc Sci Med. 2009 Mar;68(5):971-9. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.006. Epub 2009 Jan 6. Incontinence and trauma: sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula. Peterman A, Johnson K. University of North Carolina, Department of Public Policy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3435, USA. apeterma@email.unc.edu ABSTRACT Obstetric fistula, characterized by urinary or fecal incontinence via the vagina,Continue reading “Incontinence and trauma: sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula.”

The relationship between female genital cutting and obstetric fistulae.

Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;115(3):578-83. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181d012cd. The relationship between female genital cutting and obstetric fistulae. Browning A, Allsworth JE, Wall LL. Barhirdar Hamlin Fistula Centre, Barhirdar, Ethiopia. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate any association between female genital cutting and vesicovaginal fistula formation during obstructed labor. METHODS: A comparison was made between 255 fistula patients who had undergoneContinue reading “The relationship between female genital cutting and obstetric fistulae.”

Global women’s health in 2010: facing the challenges.

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Nov;19(11):2081-9. Epub 2010 Oct 28. Global women’s health in 2010: facing the challenges. Lester F, Benfield N, Fathalla MM. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02120, USA. flester@partners.org ABSTRACT Women’s health is closely linked to a nation’s level of development, with the leading causes of death inContinue reading “Global women’s health in 2010: facing the challenges.”