23 Jul 2019

'I didn't feel like a woman anymore', fistula survivor tells of agony of living with the condition

Audrey has been living with this condition for 4 years. She is a fistula survivor – a fistula is a serious injury caused by prolonged childbirth. It leaves a hole between the woman’s vagina and rectum or bladder, causing incontinence. Two million women across the world live with fistula.

As a result of the condition, Audrey says she didn’t feel like a woman anymore.

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