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Tag: Clinical conversations

Your questions answered: what is pelvic organ prolapse?

In the latest instalment of our Clinical Conversations series, Dr Bitew Abebe, medical director and surgeon at Hamlin’s Bahir Dar Fistula Hospital, explains the causes and impacts of pelvic organ prolapse. What is pelvic organ prolapse? Pelvic organ prolapse is the downward displacement of the pelvic organ organs, such as the uterus or bladder, due to […]...

January 20th, 2025 Read More

Your questions answered: the emotional toll of obstetric fistula

In the second of our Clinical Conversations series, Dr Melaku Abriha, Medical Director at Hamlin’s Mekele Fistula Hospital, explains the psychological impact of obstetric fistula. How does obstetric fistula impact women emotionally? Around 41% of our patients suffer psychologically because of their obstetric fistula injury. This ranges from minor anxiety, to post traumatic stress disorder, major […]...

November 3rd, 2024 Read More
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Your questions answered: what is obstetric fistula?

In the first of our Clinical Conversations series, Dr Yeshineh Demerew, Medical Director and Surgeon of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, answers the most common questions about obstetric fistula. What is obstetric fistula? A fistula is an abnormal communication between two or more organs in our body that don’t normally connect, and usually takes the form of […]...

October 28th, 2024 Read More