Infertility

Infertility from female circumcision

Fertil Steril. 2004 81(6): 1692-1694 Infertility from female circumcision Chen G, Dharia SP, Steinkampf MP, Callison S ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To present a case report of a patient with primary infertility from female circumcision, the management of the patient, and a review of the literature. DESIGN:Case report and literature review. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 31-year-old woman referred for a historyContinue reading “Infertility from female circumcision”

The effects of type of female circumcision on infertility and fertility in Sudan

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”

Primary infertility after genital mutilation in girlhood in Sudan: a case-control study.

Lancet. 2005 Jul 30-Aug 5;366(9483):385-91. Primary infertility after genital mutilation in girlhood in Sudan: a case-control study. Almroth L, Elmusharaf S, El Hadi N, Obeid A, El Sheikh MA, Elfadil SM, Bergström S. Division of International Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-17176, Sweden. L.Almroth@telia.com Comment in Lancet. 2005 Jul 30-Aug 5;366(9483):347-9. Abstract BACKGROUND: In theory, infectionsContinue reading “Primary infertility after genital mutilation in girlhood in Sudan: a case-control study.”