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  2. Obstetric fistula - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 1983 study in Nigeria found that 54.8% of the women affected were under 20 years of age, and 64.4% gave birth at home or in poorly equipped local clinics. [27] When available at all, cesarean sections and other medical interventions are usually not performed until after tissue damage has already been done. [citation needed]

  3. Bladder outlet obstruction - Wikipedia

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    Bladder outlet obstruction is included in the spectrum of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT). CAKUT is the most common cause of birth defects, occurring in 1 out of 1000 live births, and accounts for approximately half of all cases of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease in children. [1] [2]

  4. Epispadias - Wikipedia

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    Epispadias is a birth defect in which the urethra fails to fully develop, resulting in urine leaving the body from an abnormal site. [1] In males, this may be an opening on the upper aspect of the penis, [2] and in females when the urethra develops too far anteriorly. It occurs in around 1 in 120,000 male and 1 in 500,000 female births ...

  5. Posterior urethral valve - Wikipedia

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    It is the most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in male newborns. The disorder varies in degree, with mild cases presenting late due to milder symptoms. More severe cases can have renal and respiratory failure from lung underdevelopment as result of low amniotic fluid volumes , requiring intensive care and close monitoring. [ 2 ]

  6. Vesicovaginal fistula - Wikipedia

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    Vesicovaginal fistula, or VVF, is an abnormal fistulous tract extending between the bladder and the vagina that allows the continuous involuntary discharge of urine into the vaginal vault. [citation needed] In addition to the medical sequela from these fistulas, they often have a profound effect on the patient's emotional well-being.

  7. List of fetal abnormalities - Wikipedia

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    Fetal abnormalities are conditions that affect a fetus or embryo, are able to be diagnosed prenatally, and may be fatal or cause disease after birth. They may include aneuploidies, structural abnormalities, or neoplasms. Acardiac twin; Achondrogenesis; Achondroplasia

  8. Bladder exstrophy - Wikipedia

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    Occurring at a rate between 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 50,000 [25] with a male-to-female ratio of 2.3–6:1, [26] [27] [28] bladder exstrophy is relatively rare. For those individuals with bladder exstrophy who maintain their ability to reproduce, the risk of bladder exstrophy in their children is approximately 500-fold greater than the general ...

  9. Urinary incontinence - Wikipedia

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    A baby's bladder fills to a set point, then automatically contracts and empties. As the child gets older, the nervous system develops. The child's brain begins to get messages from the filling bladder and begins to send messages to the bladder to keep it from automatically emptying until the child decides it is the time and place to void.