Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2017 Dec;14:79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Sep 30. Married women’s negotiation for safer sexual intercourse in Kenya: Does experience of female genital mutilation matter? Chai X, Sano Y, Kansanga M, Baada J, Antabe R ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Married women’s ability to negotiate for safer sex is important for HIV prevention in sub-SaharanContinue reading “Married women’s negotiation for safer sexual intercourse in Kenya: Does experience of female genital mutilation matter?”
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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.”
Virility, pleasure and female genital mutilation/cutting. A qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of medicalized defibulation among Somali and Sudanese migrants in Norway.
Reprod Health. 2017 Feb 10;14(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0287-4. Virility, pleasure and female genital mutilation/cutting. A qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of medicalized defibulation among Somali and Sudanese migrants in Norway. Johansen RE. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The most pervasive form of female genital mutilation/cutting-infibulation-involves the almost complete closure of the vaginal orifice by cutting and closing the labia to createContinue reading “Virility, pleasure and female genital mutilation/cutting. A qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of medicalized defibulation among Somali and Sudanese migrants in Norway.”
Sexual Anatomy and Function in Women With and Without Genital Mutilation: A Cross-Sectional Study
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2016;13 (2):226–237 Sexual Anatomy and Function in Women With and Without Genital Mutilation: A Cross-Sectional Study Abdulcadir J, Botsikas D, Bolmont M Bilancioni A, Djema DA, Demicheli FB, Yaron M, Petignat P ABSTRACT Introduction: Female genital mutilation (FGM), the partial or total removal of the external genitalia for non-medical reasons, canContinue reading “Sexual Anatomy and Function in Women With and Without Genital Mutilation: A Cross-Sectional Study”
The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria
Women Health. 2016 Jun 29:1-18. [Epub ahead of print] The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria. Mpofu S, Odimegwu C, De Wet N, Adedini S, Akinyemi J ABSTRACT One of the reasons for the perpetuation of female circumcision is that it controls female sexuality. In this study, the authors examinedContinue reading “The relation of female circumcision to sexual behavior in Kenya and Nigeria”
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: 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”
(Im)perishable Pleasure, (In)destructible Desire: Sexual Themes in U.S. and English News Coverage of Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting.
J Sex Res. 2014 Sep 25:1-16. [Epub ahead of print] (Im)perishable Pleasure, (In)destructible Desire: Sexual Themes in U.S. and English News Coverage of Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting. Carpenter LM, Kettrey HH. ABSTRACT Under what conditions do sexual pleasure and desire get addressed in news coverage of sexual health issues like female genital cuttingContinue reading “(Im)perishable Pleasure, (In)destructible Desire: Sexual Themes in U.S. and English News Coverage of Male Circumcision and Female Genital Cutting.”
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