Urogenital Systems

Are obstetric outcomes affected by female genital mutilation?

Int Urogynecol J. 2017 Sep 9. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3466-5. [Epub ahead of print] Are obstetric outcomes affected by female genital mutilation? Balachandran AA, Duvalla S, Sultan AH, Thakar R ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been associated with adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes, such as postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), perineal trauma, genital fistulae, obstructed labourContinue reading “Are obstetric outcomes affected by female genital mutilation?”

Medical complications of female genital mutilation

Journal of American College Health. 2001, 49(6):275-280. Medical complications of female genital mutilation Epstein D, Graham P, & Rimsza M ABSTRACT More than 130 million women are subjected to genital mutilation. Despite increasing efforts to reduce the practice, there are many obstacles to eliminating this 2,000-year-old practice, which is based on strong cultural traditions. As college health cliniciansContinue reading “Medical complications of female genital mutilation”

Overactive bladder after female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) type III.

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Oct 4;2013. pii: bcr2012008155. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008155. Overactive bladder after female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) type III. Abdulcadir J, Dällenbach P. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. ABSTRACT A 27-year-old Somali woman with type III a-b female genital mutilation/cutting, consulted because of slow micturition, voiding efforts, urgency andContinue reading “Overactive bladder after female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) type III.”

Female genital circumcision/mutilation: implications for female urogynaecological health.

Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital circumcision/mutilation: implications for female urogynaecological health. Teufel K, Dörfler DM. Hospital of St. Poelten, St. Poelten, Austria, katharinateufel@gmx.at. ABSTRACT “Female genital circumcision” or “female genital mutilation”, as it is called more often, is an operation that is primarily carried out in Africa. OwingContinue reading “Female genital circumcision/mutilation: implications for female urogynaecological health.”

Incomplete bladder emptying due to labial fusion in a pubertal girl: A delayed consequence of female circumcision

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. August 2004 44(4) 372–373 Incomplete bladder emptying due to labial fusion in a pubertal girl: A delayed consequence of female circumcision Nor Azlina bt. AWANG, Claire VIEGAS, Osborn A. C. VIEGAS ABSTRACT No abstract is available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK

Urogenital complications among girls with genital mutilation: a hospital-based study in Khartoum.

Afr J Reprod Health. 2005 Aug;9(2):118-24. Urogenital complications among girls with genital mutilation: a hospital-based study in Khartoum. Almroth L, Bedri H, El Musharaf S, Satti A, Idris T, Hashim MS, Suliman GI, Bergström S. Division of International Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17676 Stockholm, Sweden. L.Almroth@telia.com Abstract To explore paediatric complications of female genital mutilation (FGM),Continue reading “Urogenital complications among girls with genital mutilation: a hospital-based study in Khartoum.”