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”

Technique opératoire: la transposition clitoridienne [Article in French]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2015 Mar 24. pii: S0368-2315(15)00074-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2015.02.013 Technique opératoire: la transposition clitoridienne [Article in French] Chevrot A, Lousquy R, Arfi A, Haddad B, Paniel BJ, Touboul C ABSTRACT Female sexual mutilations result in an important physical and mental suffering. A large number of women have been affected and requireContinue reading “Technique opératoire: la transposition clitoridienne [Article in French]”

Female genital mutilation: Experience in a West London clinic.

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 May;27(4):416-9. Female genital mutilation: Experience in a West London clinic. Gordon H, Comerasamy H, Morris NH. ABSTRACT The Wellwoman African Clinic, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK. z.whitlock@imperial.ac.uk In 1997, a new clinic was established at the Central Middlesex Hospital to serve the needs of a mainly Somali population who had sufferedContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Experience in a West London clinic.”

[Epithelial inclusion cyst of the clitoris as a late complication of childhood female circumcision]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2008 Jan 7;170(1):59. [Epithelial inclusion cyst of the clitoris as a late complication of childhood female circumcision]. [Article in Danish] Kristensen IB. Baagøes Allé 8A, 2. th, DK-5700 Svendborg. idabk@dadlnet.dk. ABSTRACT Two cases of epithelial inclusion cyst as a late complication of childhood female circumcision in patients aged 39 and 27 years areContinue reading “[Epithelial inclusion cyst of the clitoris as a late complication of childhood female circumcision]”

Female circumcision: double standards.

Pract Midwife. 2012 Dec;15(11):27-8. Female circumcision: double standards. Adikibi A. Salford University. ABSTRACT Female circumcision is an emotive subject condemned by all and thought to be practised by less developed countries than the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA). However, this is now a growing business among western cosmetic surgeons as theseContinue reading “Female circumcision: double standards.”

Lower genital tract lesions requiring surgical intervention in girls: perspective from a developing country

J Paediatr Child Health. 2009 Oct;45(10):610-3. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01574.x. Epub 2009 Sep 14. Lower genital tract lesions requiring surgical intervention in girls: perspective from a developing country. Ekenze SO, Mbadiwe OM, Ezegwui HU. Sub-Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. sebekenze@gmail.com ABSTRACT AIM: To determine the spectrum, outcome of treatment and the challengesContinue reading “Lower genital tract lesions requiring surgical intervention in girls: perspective from a developing country”