Motivation

Understanding the motivations of health-care providers in performing female genital mutilation: an integrative review of the literature.

Reprod Health. 2017 Mar 23;14(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0306-5. Understanding the motivations of health-care providers in performing female genital mutilation: an integrative review of the literature. Doucet MH, Pallitto C, Groleau D. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice that can cause severe physical and psychological damages to girls and women. Increasingly, trained health-care providers carryContinue reading “Understanding the motivations of health-care providers in performing female genital mutilation: an integrative review of the literature.”

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Will It Continue?

J Sex Med. 2014 Aug 14. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12655. [Epub ahead of print] Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Will It Continue? Mohammed GF, Hassan MM, Eyada MM. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a prevalent, deeply rooted traditional practice in Egypt. AIMS: Specification of the motives behind the continuation of FGM/C in Egyptian community and evaluation ofContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Will It Continue?”

The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women: A Systematic Inventory of Motives.

J Sex Res. 2013 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women: A Systematic Inventory of Motives. Vera Cruz G, Mullet E. Department of Psychology, Eduardo Mondlane University. ABSTRACT Puxa-puxa is the elongation of the labia minora of the genital organs. It is one of the most widespread genital practicesContinue reading “The Practice of Puxa-Puxa among Mozambican Women: A Systematic Inventory of Motives.”

Cosmetic clitoridectomy in a 33-year-old woman

Arch Sex Behav. 2012 Jun;41(3):725-30. Epub 2011 Aug 12. Cosmetic clitoridectomy in a 33-year-old woman. Veale D, Daniels J. NIHR Specialist Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, 99 Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ, UK. David.Veale@kcl.ac.uk Comment in Arch SexContinue reading “Cosmetic clitoridectomy in a 33-year-old woman”