Biodemography Soc Biol. 2008 Fall;54(2):141-51. Female genital cutting and mother’s age at birth are associated with the sex of offspring in Africa. Martina JF, Williams RC. School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-2402, USA. john.martin@asu.edu ABSTRACT Female genital cutting (FGC) is widespread in Africa. Its short and long termContinue reading “Female genital cutting and mother’s age at birth are associated with the sex of offspring in Africa.”
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Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Aug;10(2):24-36. Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan. Berggren V, Musa Ahmed S, Hernlund Y, Johansson E, Habbani B, Edberg AK. Division of International Health Care Research (IHCAR), Department of Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Vanja.Berggren@staff.hkr.se ABSTRACT Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)Continue reading “Being victims or beneficiaries? Perspectives on female genital cutting and reinfibulation in Sudan.”
Female genital mutilation — an exported medical hazard.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2005 Jun;10(2):93-7. Female genital mutilation — an exported medical hazard. Elgaali M, Strevens H, Mårdh PA. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University, Sweden. BACKGROUND: Female circumcision (FC) has remained a common practice in the countries where it has traditionally been performed. Following increased global mobility, it has alsoContinue reading “Female genital mutilation — an exported medical hazard.”
Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice.
Sex Transm Infect. 2003 Jun;79(3):220-3. Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice. Herieka E, Dhar J. Bournemouth GU Clinic, Bournemouth, UK. elbushra.herieka@rbch.tr.swest.nhs.uk BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision is the removal of variable amounts of tissue from the female external genitalia. It isContinue reading “Female genital mutilation in the Sudan: survey of the attitude of Khartoum university students towards this practice.”
Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2002 Dec;6(3):44-52. Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria. Briggs LA. Department of Human Kinetics, Health and Safety Education, Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt. ABSTRACT One hundred and ninety five male and female volunteers across the social strata were interviewed using structured questionnaire. DataContinue reading “Male and female viewpoints on female circumcision in Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria.”
No (wo)man is an island–the influence of physicians’ personal predisposition to labia minora appearance on their clinical decision making: a cross-sectional survey.
J Sex Med. 2011 Aug;8(8):2377-85. 2011 May 19. No (wo)man is an island–the influence of physicians’ personal predisposition to labia minora appearance on their clinical decision making: a cross-sectional survey. Reitsma W, Mourits MJ, Koning M, Pascal A, van der Lei B. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen,Continue reading “No (wo)man is an island–the influence of physicians’ personal predisposition to labia minora appearance on their clinical decision making: a cross-sectional survey.”
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