The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya.

Reprod Health. 2017 Dec 2;14(1):164. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0433-z. The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya. Esho T, Kimani S, Nyamongo I, Kimani V, Muniu S, Kigondu C, Ndavi P, Guyo J ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been implicated in sexual complications among women, although there isContinue reading “The ‘heat’ goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya.”

Sexual Function, Mental Well-being and Quality of Life among Kurdish Circumcised Women in Iran.

Iran J Public Health. 2017 Sep;46(9):1265-1274. Sexual Function, Mental Well-being and Quality of Life among Kurdish Circumcised Women in Iran. Daneshkhah F, Allahverdipour H, Jahangiri L, Andreeva T ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation is an intentional inhumane procedure that threatens girls and women’s health. It is especially widespread in developing countries due to cultural, traditionalContinue reading “Sexual Function, Mental Well-being and Quality of Life among Kurdish Circumcised Women in Iran.”

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.”

Effects of female genital mutilation/cutting on the sexual function of Sudanese women: a cross-sectional study.

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jul;217(1):62.e1-62.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.02.044. Epub 2017 Mar 3. Effects of female genital mutilation/cutting on the sexual function of Sudanese women: a cross-sectional study. Rouzi AA, Berg RC, Sahly N, Alkafy S, Alzaban F, Abduljabbar H. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a cultural practice that involves several types of removal or other injury toContinue reading “Effects of female genital mutilation/cutting on the sexual function of Sudanese women: a cross-sectional study.”

Effect of female genital mutilation/cutting on sexual functions.

Sex Reprod Healthc. 2016 Dec;10:3-8. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.07.002. Epub 2016 Jul 28. Effect of female genital mutilation/cutting on sexual functions. Biglu MH, Farnam A, Abotalebi P, Biglu S, Ghavami M ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) or female circumcision is the procedure of eliminating some or all parts of the external female genitalia. FGM/C is carriedContinue reading “Effect of female genital mutilation/cutting on sexual functions.”

Female genital mutilation and mental health: how can research help the victims?

BJPsych Bull. 2016 Aug;40(4):230-1. doi: 10.1192/pb.40.4.230. Female genital mutilation and mental health: how can research help the victims? Alachkar M EXTRACT In their paper on mental health problems associated with female genital mutilation (FGM) Knipscheer et al1 concluded that ‘a considerable minority group, characterised by infibulated women who have a vivid memory of the circumcisionContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and mental health: how can research help the victims?”

Female genital mutilation: Cultural and psychological implications

Sexual and Marital Therapy. 2002, 17(2):161-170. Female genital mutilation: cultural and psychological implications. Whitehorn J, Ayonrinde O & Maingay S ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practised in several regions of the world. It is often associated with physical, psychological, sexual and social sequelae. Migration of persons from cultures that actively practice FGM to the UKContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Cultural and psychological implications”

Female genital mutilation: Consequences for reproductive and sexual health

Sexual and Marital Therapy. 1995, 10(2):189-200. Female genital mutilation: consequences for reproductive and sexual health McCaffrey, M ABSTRACT World-wide, female genital mutilation affects more than 80 million women and it is estimated that at least two million girls are mutilated each year. This paper describes the types of female genital mutilation performed and their effectsContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Consequences for reproductive and sexual health”

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Will It Continue?

J Sex Med. 2014 Aug 14. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12655. [Epub ahead of print] Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Will It Continue? Mohammed GF, Hassan MM, Eyada MM. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a prevalent, deeply rooted traditional practice in Egypt. AIMS: Specification of the motives behind the continuation of FGM/C in Egyptian community and evaluation ofContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Will It Continue?”

Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands.

Ethn Health. 2012 Dec;17(6):677-95. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2013.771148. Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands. Vloeberghs E, van der Kwaak A, Knipscheer J, van den Muijsenbergh M. Research & Development Department , PHAROS – Knowledge and Advisory Centre on Refugees’ and Migrants’ Health , Utrecht , The Netherlands. Objective. The study presentedContinue reading “Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands.”