BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2015 Dec 10;15(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12914-015-0070-y. Female genital mutilation and cutting: a systematic literature review of health professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice Zurynski Y, Sureshkumar P, Phu A, Elliott E ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 100-140 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation orContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and cutting: a systematic literature review of health professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice”
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Royal college strengthens its guideline on female genital mutilation
BMJ. 2015 Jul 9;351:h3709. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h3709. Royal college strengthens its guideline on female genital mutilation. Torjesen I EXTRACT The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has revised its guideline on female genital mutilation to clarify healthcare professionals’ legal responsibilities, the requirements to notify cases, and the management of women who have undergone mutilation who areContinue reading “Royal college strengthens its guideline on female genital mutilation”
Female Circumcision: An Emerging Concern in College Healthcare
Journal of American College Health, 1997, 45(5), 230-232 Female Circumcision: An Emerging Concern in College Healthcare Woolard D & Edwards RM ABSTRACT Female circumcision (clitoridectomy), a traditional practice in some Third World societies, is discussed, and related medical procedures are described. Medical and psychosexual implications for the patient are considered, and college health clinicians areContinue reading “Female Circumcision: An Emerging Concern in College Healthcare”
Female genital mutilation: Cultural and psychological implications
Sexual and Marital Therapy. 2002, 17(2):161-170. Female genital mutilation: cultural and psychological implications. Whitehorn J, Ayonrinde O & Maingay S ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practised in several regions of the world. It is often associated with physical, psychological, sexual and social sequelae. Migration of persons from cultures that actively practice FGM to the UKContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Cultural and psychological implications”
‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.
Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Aug 28. pii: S0738-3991(14)00363-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.08.014. [Epub ahead of print] ‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation. Schuster S. ABSTRACT I saw the woman for the first time on the gynecological emergency at a Swiss University Women’s Hospital. She wasContinue reading “‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.”
Female genital cutting: A survey among healthcare professionals in Italy.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Sep 29:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital cutting: A survey among healthcare professionals in Italy. Surico D, Amadori R, Gastaldo LB, Tinelli R, Surico N. ABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of female genital cutting (FGC) in a tertiary teaching hospital in Italy. A survey questionnaire on FGCContinue reading “Female genital cutting: A survey among healthcare professionals in Italy.”
Referrals for female genital mutilation must rise, say MPs.
BMJ. 2014 Jul 6;348:g4447. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4447. Referrals for female genital mutilation must rise, say MPs. Dyer C. EXTRACT government should make the failure of professionals to report concerns a criminal offence unless reports rise substantially, a committee of MPs has said. In a hard hitting report that denounces the practice as an “extreme form ofContinue reading “Referrals for female genital mutilation must rise, say MPs.”
First UK prosecution for female genital mutilation raises concerns among doctors.
BMJ. 2014 Mar 27;348:g2424. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2424. First UK prosecution for female genital mutilation raises concerns among doctors. Dyer C. EXTRACT Obstetricians have said that the first prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) in the United Kingdom could lead doctors to fear criminal charges if they carry out repairs to stop post-birth bleeding in women whoContinue reading “First UK prosecution for female genital mutilation raises concerns among doctors.”
Female genital cutting: an evidence-based approach to clinical management for the primary care physician.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Jun;88(6):618-29. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.04.004. Female genital cutting: an evidence-based approach to clinical management for the primary care physician. Hearst AA, Molnar AM. Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. ABSTRACT The United States has more than 1.5 million immigrants from countries in Africa and the Middle East where femaleContinue reading “Female genital cutting: an evidence-based approach to clinical management for the primary care physician.”
Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting
Health Care for Women International. 2006 (27)8709-722 Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting Leila Tamaddon, Sara Johnsdotter, Jerker Liljestrand &Birgitta Essén ABSTRACT We sought to evaluate the experiences and knowledge of health care providers in Sweden regarding female genital cutting (FGC) as a health issue. Questionnaires (n = 2,707) were sent to providers inContinue reading “Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting”
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