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”

Infertility from female circumcision

Fertil Steril. 2004 81(6): 1692-1694 Infertility from female circumcision Chen G, Dharia SP, Steinkampf MP, Callison S ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To present a case report of a patient with primary infertility from female circumcision, the management of the patient, and a review of the literature. DESIGN:Case report and literature review. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): A 31-year-old woman referred for a historyContinue reading “Infertility from female circumcision”

Adolescent health in an international context: the challenge of sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa.

Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2009 Dec;20(3):874-86, viii. Adolescent health in an international context: the challenge of sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa. Fatusi A, Blum RW. Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, P.O. Box 1905 OAU Post Office, Ile-Ife 22005, Nigeria. ABSTRACT Adolescent Health in an International Context: The ChallengeContinue reading “Adolescent health in an international context: the challenge of sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa.”