Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Jul;77(7):419-23. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.7.419. Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel. Cropp G, Armstrong J ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is illegal. It is now mandatory for health-care professionals to report female genital mutilation to the police. Professionals caring for women and girls of all ages must understandContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel”
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Uncertain future for initiative against FGM in the UK
Lancet. 2016 Jul 23;388(10042):326. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31147-3. Uncertain future for initiative against FGM in the UK Devi S SUMMARY Activists say that a community-based programme to tackle female genital mutilation in the UK needs support from central or local government to continue. Sharmila Devi reports. This article can be accessed in this LINK
Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation
BMJ. 2015;351:h6693 Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation Kmietowicz Z EXTRACT More training and guidance on treating women and girls who have had female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) are needed for health professionals around the world, a review has concluded. Researchers from Sydney, Australia, conducted a systematic review to assess healthContinue reading “Health professionals worldwide lack knowledge on female genital mutilation”
Female genital mutilation: The abuse has to stop
Midwifery, 2014, 30, 277–278. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.02.001 Female genital mutilation: The abuse has to stop Bick D ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or injury of the genitalia with no medical indication or resulting health benefit (World Health Organisation, 2008). It is a custom prevalent inContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: The abuse has to stop”
Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practices of Flemish midwives
Midwifery. 2014 Dec 8. pii: S0266-6138(14)00294-0. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.11.012. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practices of Flemish midwives. Cappon S, L’Ecluse C, Clays E, Tency I, Leye E ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: health professionals in Belgium are confronted with female genital mutilation (FGM). To date, no survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and practicesContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Knowledge, attitude and practices of Flemish midwives”
Doctor who offered to arrange female genital mutilation is struck off.
BMJ. 2014 Jun 1;348:g3665. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g3665. Doctor who offered to arrange female genital mutilation is struck off. Dyer C. EXTRACT A general practitioner who was secretly recorded offering to help arrange female genital mutilation (FGM) for two young girls has been struck off the UK medical register. Ali Mao-Aweys, who was born and raised inContinue reading “Doctor who offered to arrange female genital mutilation is struck off.”
Type I Female Genital Mutilation: A Cause of Completely Closed Vagina
J Sex Med. 2014 May 30. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12605. [Epub ahead of print] Type I Female Genital Mutilation: A Cause of Completely Closed Vagina. Rouzi AA, Sahly N, Alhachim E, Abduljabbar H. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Female genital mutilation (FGM) ranges in severity from a nick of the clitoris to partial or total removal of the external genitalia.Continue reading “Type I Female Genital Mutilation: A Cause of Completely Closed Vagina”
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”
Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation.
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2014;50(1):49-53.DOI: 10.4415/ANN_14_01_08. Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation. Caroppo E, Almadori A, Giannuzzi V, Brogna P, Diodati A, Bria P. ABSTRACT Background. Because of immigration, female genital mutilation (FGM) is an issue of increasing concern in western countries.Continue reading “Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation.”
Knowledge of health personnel about female genital mutilation
Acta méd. costarric vol.50 no.4 San José dic. 2008 Knowledge of health personnel about female genital mutilation (Letter in Spanish) Cambronero-Aguilar I, Campos-Cortés C, Chavarría-Bolaños R, Chavarría-Ulate D, Gamboa- Ramón K, Loría- Chavarría G, Sandí Grettchen F ABSTRACT Background and aim: Nowadays, the short and long-term consequences in psychological, sexual, social and medical areas of female genital mutilation are known. It is a common practice in nonContinue reading “Knowledge of health personnel about female genital mutilation”
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