BMJ Glob Health. 2017 Nov 25;2(4):e000467. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000467. eCollection 2017. Thirty-year trends in the prevalence and severity of female genital mutilation: a comparison of 22 countries. Koski A, Heymann J ABSTRACT Introduction: Female genital mutilation (FGM) harms women’s health and well-being and is widely considered a violation of human rights. The United Nations has calledContinue reading “Thirty-year trends in the prevalence and severity of female genital mutilation: a comparison of 22 countries”
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Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics
J Spec Oper Med. 2017 Winter;17(4):14-17. Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics. Wittich AC. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM), frequently called female genital cutting or female circumcision, is the intentional disfigurement of the external genitalia in young girls and women for the purpose of reducing libidoContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics”
Management of health outcomes of female genital mutilation: Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Feb;136 Suppl 1:1-2. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12041. Management of health outcomes of female genital mutilation: Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses. Sunday-Adeoye I, Serour G. EXTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice without any known benefit. The true burden of FGM is dfficult to determine owing to the lack of reliableContinue reading “Management of health outcomes of female genital mutilation: Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.”
Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Feb;136 Suppl 1:13-20. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12056. Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Okusanya BO, Oduwole O, Nwachuku N, Meremikwu MM. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Deinfibulation is a surgical procedure carried out to re-open the vaginal introitus of women livingContinue reading “Deinfibulation for preventing or treating complications in women living with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.”
The odd couple: using biomedical and intersectional approaches to address health inequities.
Glob Health Action. 2017 Jan – Dec;10(sup2):1326686. doi:10.1080/16549716.2017.1326686. The odd couple: using biomedical and intersectional approaches to address health inequities. Hankivsky O, Doyal L, Einstein G, Kelly U, Shim J, Weber L, Repta R. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Better understanding and addressing health inequities is a growing global priority. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we contribute to theContinue reading “The odd couple: using biomedical and intersectional approaches to address health inequities.”
Sexual counselling for treating or preventing sexual dysfunction in women living with female genital mutilation: A systematic review.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Feb;136 Suppl 1:38-42. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12049. Sexual counselling for treating or preventing sexual dysfunction in women living with female genital mutilation: A systematic review. Okomo U, Ogugbue M, Inyang E, Meremikwu MM. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female sexual dysfunction is the persistent or recurring decrease in sexual desire or arousal, the difficulty or inability toContinue reading “Sexual counselling for treating or preventing sexual dysfunction in women living with female genital mutilation: A systematic review.”
Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria.
Women Birth. 2017 Mar 7. pii: S1871-5192(17)30076-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.02.009. [Epub ahead of print] Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria. Amodu OC, Salami B, Richter S. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Obstetric Fistula is a childbirth injury that disproportionately affects women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although poverty plays an important role in perpetuating obstetric fistula, sociocultural practices hasContinue reading “Obstetric fistula and sociocultural practices in Hausa community of Northern Nigeria.”
Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa
Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Apr;6(2):138-148. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.12.01. Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa Odukogbe AA, Afolabi BB, Bello OO, Adeyanju AS ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional practice in which the external female genitalia is partially or totally incised or excised for a non-therapeutic reason, usually without the consent of the individual. FGM/C is common inContinue reading “Female genital mutilation/cutting in Africa”
Reasons for and Experiences With Surgical Interventions for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A Systematic Review
J Sex Med. 2017 Aug;14(8):977-990. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.05.016. Epub 2017 Jun 27. Reasons for and Experiences With Surgical Interventions for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A Systematic Review Berg RC, Taraldsen S, Said MA, Sørbye IK, Vangen S ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Because female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) leads to changes in normal genital anatomy and functionality, women are increasingly seeking surgical interventionsContinue reading “Reasons for and Experiences With Surgical Interventions for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): A Systematic Review”
Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2016;(32):15-25 Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities Johnsdotter S, Essén B ABSTRACT This paper reviews the current knowledge on cultural change after migration in the practice of female circumcision, also named genital cutting or mutilation. Explorative studies show trends of radical change ofContinue reading “Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities”
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