Introduction:Genitourinary fistula is preventable and in most cases treatable as well. Childbirth injury that leaves women incontinent, ashamed and often isolated from their families and communities. It occurs when a woman suffers from prolonged, obstructed labour without timely access to caesarean section. A debilatiting condition that has left and continues to leavehundreads of thousands of women suffering in speculation and humiliation. It is the most distressing and demoralizing condition that a woman can experience. These unhappy women often become social outcasts. The close anatomical relationship of bladder, rectum, vagina and uterus make the reproductive tract susceptible to fistula formation during complicated childbirth and gynecological surgery. Characteristics and Surgical Success of Patients Presenting for Repair of Genitourinary Fistula in VVFCenter of a Tertiary Hospital