Reasons for and Experiences With Surgical Interventions for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A Systematic Review

J Sex Med. 2017 Aug;14(8):977-990. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.05.016. Epub 2017 Jun 27. Reasons for and Experiences With Surgical Interventions for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A Systematic Review Berg RC, Taraldsen S, Said MA, Sørbye IK, Vangen S ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Because female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) leads to changes in normal genital anatomy and functionality, women are increasingly seeking surgical interventionsContinue reading “Reasons for and Experiences With Surgical Interventions for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A Systematic Review”

Missed opportunities for diagnosis of female genital mutilation.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Mar 5. pii: S0020-7292(14)00114-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.11.016. [Epub ahead of print] Missed opportunities for diagnosis of female genital mutilation. Abdulcadir J, Dugerdil A, Boulvain M, Yaron M, Margairaz C, Irion O, Petignat P. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate missed opportunities for diagnosing female genital mutilation (FGM) at an obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN)Continue reading “Missed opportunities for diagnosis of female genital mutilation.”

Female genital mutilation, cutting, or circumcision.

Obstet Gynecol Int. 2013;2013:240421. doi: 10.1155/2013/240421. Epub 2013 Nov 27. Female genital mutilation, cutting, or circumcision. Sundby J(1), Essén B(2), Johansen RE(3). Author information: (1)Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway. (2)Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), Uppsala University, Sweden. (3)Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic StressContinue reading “Female genital mutilation, cutting, or circumcision.”

Perron et al.: Female genital cutting.

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2013 Nov;35(11):1028-45. Female genital cutting. Perron L, Senikas V, Burnett M, Davis V; Social Sexual Issues Committee, Burnett M, Aggarwal A, Bernardin J, Clark V, Davis V, Fisher W, Pellizzari R, Polomeno V, Rutherford M, Sabourin J; Ethics Committee, Shapiro J, Akhtar S, Camire B, Christilaw J, Corey J, Nelson E,Continue reading “Perron et al.: Female genital cutting.”

Interventions for improving outcomes for pregnant women who have experienced genital cutting.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Feb 28;2:CD009872. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009872.pub2. Interventions for improving outcomes for pregnant women who have experienced genital cutting. Balogun OO, Hirayama F, Wariki WM, Koyanagi A, Mori R. Department of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. BACKGROUND: Female genital cutting (FGC) refers to allContinue reading “Interventions for improving outcomes for pregnant women who have experienced genital cutting.”

The Impact of Female Genital Cutting on First Delivery in Southwest Nigeria

Stud Fam Plann. 2002 June 33(2):173–184 The Impact of Female Genital Cutting on First Delivery in Southwest Nigeria Slanger TE, Snow RC, Okonofua FE ABSTRACT To date, data linking obstetric morbidity to female genital cutting in populations with less severe types of cutting have been limited to case reports and speculation. In this cross-sectional study,Continue reading “The Impact of Female Genital Cutting on First Delivery in Southwest Nigeria”

[External genital after-effects of excision in national hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo (CHN-YO): epidemiology and surgery]

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. Abril 2001 29(4): 295–300 Séquelles génitales externes de l’excision au centre hospitalier national Yalgado Ouedraogo (CHN-YO) : épidémiologie et traitement chirurgical [External genital after-effects of excision in national hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo (CHN-YO): epidemiology and surgery] [Article in French] Akotionga M, Traore O, Lakoande J, Kone B ABSTRACT By a prospective study in one year time, the authors noticed thatContinue reading “[External genital after-effects of excision in national hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo (CHN-YO): epidemiology and surgery]”

[Results of surgical clitoral repair after ritual excision: 453 cases]

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. Dec 2006 34(12); 1137–1141 Résultats de la réparation chirurgicale du clitoris après mutilation sexuelle : 453 cas [Results of surgical clitoral repair after ritual excision: 453 cases] [Article in French] Foldes P, Louis-Sylvestre C ABSTRACT Objective. Ritual excision is responsible for urologic, gynaecologic and obstetrical complications, whose surgical treatment has been fully described. Sexual sequelae deserve the same attention. We describe and analyzeContinue reading “[Results of surgical clitoral repair after ritual excision: 453 cases]”

[Clitoridal reconstruction after female circumcision].

Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2011 Feb;56(1):74-9. Epub 2010 Jun 19. [Clitoridal reconstruction after female circumcision]. [Article in French] Quilichini J, Burin Des Roziers B, Daoud G, Cartier S. Service de chirurgie plastique et chirurgie maxillo-faciale, centre hospitalier de Gonesse, 25, rue Pierre-de-Theilley, BP 30071, 95503 Gonesse cedex, France. julien.quilichini@gmail.com ABSTRACT Ritual sexual mutilations affect 140million ofContinue reading “[Clitoridal reconstruction after female circumcision].”