Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Apr;6(2):138-148. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.12.01. Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa Odukogbe AA, Afolabi BB, Bello OO, Adeyanju AS ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional practice in which the external female genitalia is partially or totally incised or excised for a non-therapeutic reason, usually without the consent of the individual. FGM/C is common inContinue reading “Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa”
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The relationship between female genital mutilation and HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2013 Dec;17(4 Spec No):156-60. The relationship between female genital mutilation and HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Olaniran AA. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an age-old practice that has since been linked with many health problems. This review aims to highlight some of the controversies trailing the relationship between FGM andContinue reading “The relationship between female genital mutilation and HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Ending female genital mutilation in the UK
Lancet. 2013 Nov 16;382(9905):1610. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62353-3. Ending female genital mutilation in the UK. [No authors listed] EXTRACT “Four women held me down. I felt every single cut. I was screaming so much I just blacked out.” So wrote Leyla Hussein in The Guardian last week about her experience of female genital mutilation (FGM). About 140 million girlsContinue reading “Ending female genital mutilation in the UK”
The female circumcision, anthropology and liberalism
Rev. colomb. antropol. vol.46 no.2 Bogotá July/Dec. 2010 The female circumcision, anthropology and liberalism (Article in Spanish) Londoño Sulkin, CD ABSTRACT A new comer to the anthropology of African peoples and to the study of female genital cutting, the author reacts to the speeches and writings of American and Sierra Leonean scholar Fuambai Ahmadu on these matters. Inspired by herContinue reading “The female circumcision, anthropology and liberalism”
Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen.
Stud Fam Plann. 2013 Jun;44(2):189-204. doi: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2013.00352.x. Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen. Yoder PS, Wang S, Johansen E. ICF Macro, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705, USA. Stan.Yoder@icfi.com ABSTRACT The practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been documented in many countries in Africa and in severalContinue reading “Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in 27 African countries and Yemen.”
Fewer younger women are undergoing female genital mutilation, study finds.
BMJ. 2013 Jul 25;347:f4754. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4754. Fewer younger women are undergoing female genital mutilation, study finds. Gulland A. EXTRACT The practice of female genital mutilation is becoming less widespread in countries with low prevalence of the practice, prompting the children’s charity Unicef to say there are strong signs it will become a “vestige of theContinue reading “Fewer younger women are undergoing female genital mutilation, study finds.”
[Some disturbing truths on female sexual mutilation]
Rev Med Suisse. 2007 Nov 14;3(133):2627. [Some disturbing truths on female sexual mutilation]. [Article in French] Nau JY. EXTRACT Au hit-parade des pathologies, elles ne font guère recette. Il est vrai qu’il s’agit de pathologies bien particulières qui, en théorie du moins, pourraient être aisément prévenues. «Dans le monde, 100 à 140 millions de fillesContinue reading “[Some disturbing truths on female sexual mutilation]”
Ethical concerns in female genital cutting.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2008 Apr;12(1):7-16. Ethical concerns in female genital cutting. [Article in English, French] Cook RJ. EXTRACT Un souci éthique initial consiste à savoir comment appeler au juste ce que l’organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a décrit comme: Toutes les procédures qui impliquent l’enlèvement partiel ou complet des organes génitaux externes deContinue reading “Ethical concerns in female genital cutting.”
Public health, cultural norms and the criminal law: an inconvenient union? A case study of female genital cutting.
Med Law. 2012 Sep;31(3):451-72. Public health, cultural norms and the criminal law: an inconvenient union? A case study of female genital cutting. Iyioha I. Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada. Ireh.patricia@gmail.com ABSTRACT Social and cultural stereotypes held about women and their health needs constitute a significant barrier to the enforcement ofContinue reading “Public health, cultural norms and the criminal law: an inconvenient union? A case study of female genital cutting.”
Female genital cutting and other intra-vaginal practices: implications for TwoDay Method use.
J Biosoc Sci. 2012 Sep;44(5):631-5. Female genital cutting and other intra-vaginal practices: implications for TwoDay Method use. Aksel S, Sinai I, Yee KA. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. ABSTRACT This report examines the implications of female genital cutting and other intra-vaginal practices for offering the TwoDay Method® of family planning.This fertility awareness-basedContinue reading “Female genital cutting and other intra-vaginal practices: implications for TwoDay Method use.”
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