Midwifery, 2013, 29(8), 73-77 Female genital mutilation and female genital schistosomiasis-bourouwel, the worm: Traditional belief or medical explanation for a cruel practice? Wacker J, Zida A, Sitz C, Schweinfurth D, Briegel J ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM), defined as the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for ritual or religious reasons, isContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and female genital schistosomiasis-bourouwel, the worm: Traditional belief or medical explanation for a cruel practice?”
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Effects of female genital cutting on physical health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open. 2014 Nov 21;4(11):e006316. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006316. Effects of female genital cutting on physical health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis Berg RC, Underland V, Odgaard-Jensen J, Fretheim A, Vist GE ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Worldwide, an estimated 125 million girls and women live with female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We aimed to systematically review the evidence forContinue reading “Effects of female genital cutting on physical health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
A traditional practice that threatens health–female circumcision.
WHO Chron. 1986;40(1):31-6. A traditional practice that threatens health–female circumcision. [No authors listed] ABSTRACT PIP: A traditional practice that has attracted considerable attention in the last decade is female circumcision, the adverse effects of which are undeniable. 70 million women are estimated to be circumcised, with serveral thousand new operations performed each day. It isContinue reading “A traditional practice that threatens health–female circumcision.”
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