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A 38-year old female asked:
What causes rectovaginal fistula?
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A 34-year old asked:
What are the most common symptoms of rectovaginal fistula?
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A 39-year old asked:
Am I crazy to want to stay in all the time because of rectovaginal fistula?
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A 41-year old asked:
Do you have any suggestions/medications details that would help for rectovaginal fistula?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Rectovaginal fistula hole is getting bigger causing problems?
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A 51-year old female asked:
If I had a rectovaginal fistula what kind of discharge do you get ie color etc?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can IBS cause rectovaginal fistulas. What should I do?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Is it safe to wear a tampon if you have a rectovaginal fistula ?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it safe to have a colonoscopy if you had rectovaginal fistula?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Could a fissure become infected and cause a rectovaginal fistula or could it be deep enough to cause one?
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A 36-year old female asked:
What exactly is the risk of leaving a small rectovaginal fistula alone?Will surgical repair cause more complications w/thin septum from prior lar/tme?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Best doctor for rectovaginal fistula?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can IBS cause a rectovaginal fistula?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Top doctor for minimal invasive rectovaginal fistula repair?
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A member asked:
What's the best treatment to get rid of rectovaginal fistula?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Would a rectovaginal fistula be obvious on a pelvic MRI if it wasn't something you were looking for?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Can low level laser therapy 635nm cure rectovaginal fistula?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What are other causes for a rectovaginal fistula. Not caused by child birth or ibd?
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A 41-year old asked:
Would a pelvic ultrasound be able to detect a rectovaginal fistula?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What would cause a rectovaginal fistula, not related to birth or ibd.. I have one and don't know why? Please help.. Worried I have cancer
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can a very small rectovaginal fistula cause BV? Or is it just from 4-5 weeks of back to back antibiotics causing the BV? Please advise. I have never had BV in my life till taking all these antibiotics mixed with going in a hot tub.
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A 51-year old female asked:
If someone had a rectovaginal fistula would the discharge be yellow like urine no odor or brown like feces?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Diagnosed with pin hole rectovaginal fistula low in episiotomy scar. Is it possible to still have sex? Please advise
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A 48-year old female asked:
How do they do a pap smear with a rectovaginal fistula? The test comes back contaminated because of the feces flowing out. So how will they do it then
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can you treat reoccurring BV from a pin hole low lying rectovaginal fistula with boric acid suppositories still? Or will this travel thru the low lying fistula into the rectum and cause issues? Please advise. Thank you
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A 48-year old female asked:
How soon after a rectovaginal fistula repair fails can a repeat surgery be performed? I am getting stool through the surgical site. On 14 day course of levaquin (levofloxacin). I'm anxiety ridden & need answers.
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A 43-year old female asked:
Hello, I recently watched the episode on the doctors about rectovaginal fistula. I have been suffering with this for three years. I have had five surgeries and no success. The last doctor suggested a colostomy bag. I am 43 and I do not want to do that. My
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can a rectovaginal fistula appear years after child birth? Had 4 pregnancies and tore every time. Now I have vaginal gas. Please advise. Thank you.
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A 39-year old female asked:
39 yr old female. Recently diagnosed with obstetric rectovaginal fistula, pinhole size, low in episiotomy scar. Can I have sex with this? Please advise. Thank you.
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A 34-year old male asked about a 26-year old female:
Brown coming from vagina. Smells like feces. Suspect rectovaginal fistula. Go to ER now, or wait for gyno tues.? Easier to diagnosis while symptomatic? Concerned symptoms might be gone tues., hindering dx.
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