Cross-Cultural comparison

A balanced approach to traditional female genital surgeries.

J Gen Intern Med. 1997 Aug;12(8):513-5. A balanced approach to traditional female genital surgeries. Hufford DJ. Comment on J Gen Intern Med. 1997 Aug;12(8):491-9. This article can be accessed in this LINK

Female circumcision among Egyptian women.

Womens Health. 1995 Winter;1(4):309-28. Female circumcision among Egyptian women. Ericksen KP. Department of Psychology, University of California at Davis 95616, USA. kpericksen@ucdavis.edu Although a remarkable degree of consensus has been reached among international agencies, policymakers, and women’s health advocates that the practice of female circumcision should be eliminated, such consensus is not necessarily shared byContinue reading “Female circumcision among Egyptian women.”

Obstetric care at the intersection of science and culture: Swedish doctors’ perspectives on obstetric care of women who have undergone female genital cutting

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2010, Vol. 30, No. 6 , Pages 553-558 Obstetric care at the intersection of science and culture: Swedish doctors’ perspectives on obstetric care of women who have undergone female genital cutting Widmark C, Leval A, Tishelman C, Ahlberg BM ABSTRACT Providing healthcare for women having undergone female genital cutting can presentContinue reading “Obstetric care at the intersection of science and culture: Swedish doctors’ perspectives on obstetric care of women who have undergone female genital cutting”

Genital Cutting and Western Discourses on Sexuality

Med Anthropol Q. June 2005 June; 19(2): 125-148. Genital Cutting and Western Discourses on Sexuality Bell K ABSTRACT This article explores dominant discourses surrounding male and female genital cutting. Over a similar period of time, these genital operations have separately been subjected to scrutiny and criticism. However, although critiques of female circumcision have been widely takenContinue reading “Genital Cutting and Western Discourses on Sexuality”

A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: Implications for sexual health

Soc Sci Med. 2010 Feb;70(3):392-400. Epub 2009 Nov 10. A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: Implications for sexual health Martin Hilber A, Hull TH, Preston-Whyte E, Bagnol B, Smit J, Wacharasin C, Widyantoro N; WHO GSVP Study Group Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Burn,Continue reading “A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: Implications for sexual health”