J Biosoc Sci. July 2002 34(03): 363-377 The effects of type of female circumcision on infertility and fertility in Sudan Larsen U ABSTRACT This study explores the association between type of female circumcision and infertility and fertility in Sudan using the 1989–90 Demographic and Health Survey. It is hypothesized that women with either Pharaonic or IntermediateContinue reading “The effects of type of female circumcision on infertility and fertility in Sudan”
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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”