Tag Archives: Egypt

Abusing female children by circumcision is continued in Egypt.

J Forensic Leg Med. 2012 May;19(4):196-200. Epub 2012 Mar 10. Abusing female children by circumcision is continued in Egypt. Zayed AA, Ali AA. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. abeerazayed@hotmail.com ABSTRACT Female circumcision is a frank picture of female child abuse that is practised widely in many countries especiallyContinue reading “Abusing female children by circumcision is continued in Egypt.”

A step forward for opponents of female genital mutilation in Egypt

Lancet. 1997 jan;349(9045)129 – 130 A step forward for opponents of female genital mutilation in Egypt Abd El Hadi A Preview In July, 1996, a decree by the Egyptian Minister of Health, Dr Ismail Sallam, prohibited physicians from performing female genital mutilation in private or public health facilities. Despite the decree’s short-comings, opponents of suchContinue reading “A step forward for opponents of female genital mutilation in Egypt”

Egypt takes decisive stance against female genital mutilation

Lancet. 1998 jan;351(9096):120 Egypt takes decisive stance against female genital mutilation Chelala C Preview The upholding of a ban on female genital mutilation by Egypt’s highest court on Dec 28 is one of the most important steps against this practice taken so far in that country. The ruling by the supreme administrative court comes afterContinue reading “Egypt takes decisive stance against female genital mutilation”

Female genital mutilation in Egypt

Lancet. 2007 June;369(9576):1858 Female genital mutilation in Egypt Afifi M Preview I would like to add a few comments to the World Report by Wairagala Wakabi (March 31, p 1069).1 Research from Egypt has shown that highly empowered women were eight times less likely to intend female genital mutilation (FGM) for their daughters than those lessContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in Egypt”

The impact of female genital cutting on health of newly married women

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2007 June;97(3):238-244 The impact of female genital cutting on health of newly married women. Elnashar A, Abdelhady R ABSTRACT Objective To detect the rate of female genital cutting among a sample of newly married women in Benha city, and make a comparison between circumcised and non-circumcised women regarding long-termContinue reading “The impact of female genital cutting on health of newly married women”

Female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt in the new millennium

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2011 July; 114(1):47-50 Female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt in the new millennium Rasheed SM, Abd-Ellah AH, Yousef FM Abstract  Objective To estimate the influence of the 2007 criminalization law on the prevalence and yearly incidence of female genital mutilation(FGM) in Upper Egypt and assess the attitudes of both the population and their health providers towardContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt in the new millennium”

Female sexual dysfunction in Lower Egypt

BJOG. 2007 Feb; 114(2):201-206 Female sexual dysfunction in Lower Egypt Elnashar AM, EL-Dien Ibrahim M, EL-Desoky MM, Ali OM, El-Sayd Mohamed Hassan M ABSTRACT Objective  The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in Lower Egypt. Design  A cross-sectional clinic-/hospital-based survey. Setting  Five district medicalContinue reading “Female sexual dysfunction in Lower Egypt”

Female Genital Cutting and Reproductive Experience in Minya, Egypt

Med Anthropol Q. 2006 June; 20 (2): 182-211 Female Genital Cutting and Reproductive Experience in Minya, Egypt Yount KM, Carrera JS ABSTRACT In African populations practicing female genital cutting (FGC), beliefs exist that these procedures enhance reproduction and that their medicalization may diminish adverse effects, yet available findings are mixed in part for methodological reasons. We useContinue reading “Female Genital Cutting and Reproductive Experience in Minya, Egypt”