Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Feb;136 Suppl 1:13-20. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12056. Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Okusanya BO, Oduwole O, Nwachuku N, Meremikwu MM. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Deinfibulation is a surgical procedure carried out to re-open the vaginal introitus of women livingContinue reading “Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.”
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Female genital mutilation: the role of medical professional organizations
Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation: the role of medical professional organizations Bazi T ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to alteration of the external genitalia of girls without medical benefit. It is estimated by United Nations agencies that 200 million living girls and women have been subjectedContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: the role of medical professional organizations”
Female genital cutting: confronting cultural challenges and health complications across the lifespan
Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2015 Jan;11(1):79-94. doi: 10.2217/whe.14.63. Female genital cutting: confronting cultural challenges and health complications across the lifespan Farage MA, Miller KW, Tzeghai GE, Azuka CE, Sobel JD, Ledger WJ. ABSTRACT Female genital cutting affects over 140 million women worldwide. Prevalent in certain countries of Africa and the Middle East, the practice continues amongContinue reading “Female genital cutting: confronting cultural challenges and health complications across the lifespan”
Female genital mutilation/cutting – towards abandonment of a harmful cultural practice.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 May 6. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12206. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation/cutting – towards abandonment of a harmful cultural practice. Varol N, Fraser IS, Ng CH, Jaldesa G, Hall J. ABSTRACT Globally, the prevalence of, and support for, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is declining. However, the entrenched sense ofContinue reading “Female genital mutilation/cutting – towards abandonment of a harmful cultural practice.”
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): Survey of RANZCOG Fellows, Diplomates & Trainees and FGM/C prevention and education program workers in Australia and New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Article first published online: 23 SEP 2012 Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): Survey of RANZCOG Fellows, Diplomates & Trainees and FGM/C prevention and education program workers in Australia and New Zealand Moeed SM, Grover SR Background Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is traditionally practised in parts of Africa, the MiddleContinue reading “Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): Survey of RANZCOG Fellows, Diplomates & Trainees and FGM/C prevention and education program workers in Australia and New Zealand”
Qualitative study of perinatal care experiences among Somali women and local health care professionals in Norway
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2004 Jan;112(1):29-35 Qualitative study of perinatal care experiences among Somali women and local health care professionals in Norway Vangen S, Johansen REB, Sundby J, Træen B, Stray-Pedersen B ABSTRACT Objective: To explore how perinatal care practice may influence labor outcomes among circumcised women. Study design: In-depth interviews were conducted withContinue reading “Qualitative study of perinatal care experiences among Somali women and local health care professionals in Norway”
[Medical, psychological and sexual consequences of female genital mutilations]
Arch Pediatr. 2008 Jun;15(5):820-1. [Medical, psychological and sexual consequences of female genital mutilations]. [Article in French] Carton V, Philippe HJ. Unité de Gynécologie Obstétrique Médico-Psycho-Sociale, HME, CHU de Nantes, 38 boulervard Jean-Monnet, 44093 Nantes cedex, France. veronique.carton@caramail.com <veronique.carton@caramail.com> No abstract is available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK
Pleasure and orgasm in women with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).
J Sex Med 2007;4:1666–1678. Pleasure and orgasm in women with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Catania L, Abdulcadir O, Puppo V, Baldaro Verde J, Abdulcadir J, and Abdulcadir D. Introduction. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) violates human rights. FGM/C women’s sexuality is not well known and often it is neglected by gynecologists, urologists, and sexologists. In mutilated/cut women,Continue reading “Pleasure and orgasm in women with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).”
Clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting: A rare but possible event.
J Sex Med 2012;9:1220–1225. Clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting: A rare but possible event. Abdulcadir J, Pusztaszeri M, Vilarino R, Dubuisson JB, and Vlastos A-T. ABSTRACT Introduction. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), in particular, type III, also called infibulation, can cause various long-term complications. However, posttraumatic neuroma of the clitoris is extremely rare; only one caseContinue reading “Clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting: A rare but possible event.”
Special commentary on the issue of reinfibulation
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2010 May;109(2):97-99 Special commentary on the issue of reinfibulation Cook RJ, Dickens BM Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada ABSTRACT Policy on reinfibulation exposes the interface between individual or micro-ethics and population-wide or macro-ethics. If, following childbirth, an infibulatedContinue reading “Special commentary on the issue of reinfibulation”
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