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The RVF Support Network Inc. is a non profit incorporated association set up May 2001. We aim to provide a local and national support network for sufferers and their families, offering support and information either personally, via our website or through other publications. Information will include reference materials, other sources and sharing experiences from a personal perspective. At the time of writing there is no central organisation or support in Australia for women who have suffered this injury. The RVF Support Network's primary focus is supporting women who have suffered a recto-vaginal fistula through childbirth by providing informational material, including this website and a formal support network. We invite women who have sustained a fistula by other means to use this website and contact us and others if you wish. The RVF Support Network will not give treatment for a recto-vaginal fistula, or purport to give medical advice to members. Neither will it practice or promote therapies of doubtful or unproven value to people with a recto-vaginal fistula. We cannot provide counselling services, but we can help by sharing experiences and providing useful contacts and information. One of our major challenges has been to gather credible and relevant information from a variety of sources and package it to be freely available to those in need. Part of the RVF Support Network's vision is to complement the health care currently available. We have sought input, guidance and support from relevant health professionals and bodies, into how we can best achieve this. In the future we wish to establish relationships with other fistula-related organisations from around the world. |
