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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“FGM must now be reported but reinfibulation guidance is needed”
Nurs Times. 2015 Mar 4-10;111(10):7. “FGM must now be reported but reinfibulation guidance is needed” Richens Y EXTRACT Since its inception, it has lobbied for a confidential national reporting system. There were two reasons for this: the first is that as a group of clinicians, we could not provide effective evidence-based care for women ifContinue reading ““FGM must now be reported but reinfibulation guidance is needed””
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: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers
Journal of American College Health,1985, 33(5), 193-197 Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers Shaw E ABSTRACT Female circumcision is a custom which continues to be widespread in many parts of the word, yet very little is known about the practice by health care providers in the United States. Student health services in colleges andContinue reading “Female Circumcision: Perceptions of Clients and Caregivers”
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”
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.”
London GP is cleared of practising female genital mutilation
BMJ. 2014 Apr 15;348:g2807. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g2807. London GP is cleared of practising female genital mutilation. Dyer C. EXTRACT A London GP who removed almost all of the labia minora of a patient during cosmetic surgery has been cleared of practising female genital mutilation by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. Sureshkumar Pandya performed labiaplasty in MarchContinue reading “London GP is cleared of practising female genital mutilation”
Doctors are key to securing the UK’s first conviction for female genital mutilation, say campaigners.
BMJ. 2013 Nov 5;347:f6672. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6672. Doctors are key to securing the UK’s first conviction for female genital mutilation, say campaigners. Hives-Wood S. EXTRACT Doctors who find evidence of female genital mutilation (FGM) should treat it as a crime and report it to police, a coalition of health organisations has recommended. The coalition said thatContinue reading “Doctors are key to securing the UK’s first conviction for female genital mutilation, say campaigners.”
[Female genital mutilation: recommendations for practice]
Rev Med Suisse. 2013 Jul 17;9(393):1436-7. [Female genital mutilation: recommendations for practice]. [Article in French] Carrel L, Correia T, Leuba C, Métraux B, Mouraux S. Faculté de biologie et de médecine de Lausanne. There is no ABSTRACT available for this article. There is no LINK to view this article online.
Health Care in Europe for Women with Genital Mutilation
Health Care for Women International. 2006 27(4) 362-378 Health Care in Europe for Women with Genital Mutilation Els Leye, Richard A. Powell, Gerda Nienhuis, Patricia Claeys & Marleen Temmerman ABSTRACT The increasing number of immigrants from African countries practicing female genital mutilation (FGM) has raised concern in Europe. Health care professionals have developed three main responses: (1) technical guidelines forContinue reading “Health Care in Europe for Women with Genital Mutilation”
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