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Female Circumcision

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1995
Summary: Three cases of female circumcision are presented together with a literature review. Unfortunately, this procedure frequently results in genital mutilation. Treatment with deinfibulation enables restoration of the external genitalia and vagina.
M M, Erian, J T, Goh
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The comparison of sexual function in women with or without experience of female genital circumcision: A case-control study in a Kurdish region of Iran

Health Care for Women International, 2021
Studies on the sexual consequences of female genital circumcision are controversial. In this article, we intend to compare the sexual function in women with or without experience of circumcision in the Kurdish region of Mahabad in Iran.
Shahla Shafaati Laleh   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association between maternal attitude towards female circumcision and daughter’s circumcision status

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2021
Female genital mutilation is a public health problem resulting in multiple health complications. In Ethiopia, female circumcision is widely practiced, with women taking center stage in the perpetuation of the practice.
D. Alemu, Z. Haile
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigation of prevalence and complications of female genital circumcision: A systematic and meta-analytic review study.

Current pediatric reviews, 2021
OBJECTIVE The present study was conducted to investigate the complications of circumcision and determine its prevalence in the studied areas. METHOD In this study, the electronic databases of Scopus, PubMed, SID, Web of Science, Magiran were selected ...
Sara Abdoli, S. Masoumi, E. Jenabi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Female Circumcision

AWHONN Lifelines, 1998
The practice of female genital mutilations is widespread in many developing countries, yet health care professionals typically know little about the care of circumcised women. With the influx of immigrants and refugees from developing countries into Western cultures, it's important for nurses to understand some of the customs, beliefs, and traditions ...
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At the intersection of place, gender, and ethnicity: changes in female circumcision among Kenyan Maasai

Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography, 2020
Using an ethnographic approach that combines participant observation and semi-structured in-depth interviews, this study describes ongoing changes in the social norm and practice of female circumcision among the Maasai community of Loita Hills, Kenya ...
Hannelore Van Bavel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

5. Persistence of Tradition or Reassessment of Cultural Practices in Exile? Discourses on Female Circumcision among and about Swedish Somalis

Transcultural Bodies, 2020
Persistence of tradition or reassessment of cultural practices in exile?
S. Johnsdotter
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Care of Women With Female Circumcision

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2004
As a result of the ravages of war and chaos in East Africa in the early 1990s large numbers of Somali refugees emigrated to North America. Somali women have unique health care needs especially during pregnancy and childbirth because approximately 95% of them are affected by traditional female circumcision/female genital mutilation (FC/FGM).
openaire   +4 more sources

Symbolic Representation and Maslahah Assessment: Examining the Rituals of Female Circumcision in Bugis-Makassar Society of South Sulawesi

SAMARAH: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga dan Hukum Islam
A clash of ideas between Islamic teachings and local traditions regarding female circumcision. Bugis women still practice circumcision as a mandatory rite.
Rusdaya Basri   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why was the U.S. ban on ‘female genital mutilation ruled unconstitutional, and what does this have to do with male circumcision?

, 2020
Summary There are now legally prohibited forms of medically unnecessary female genital cutting—including the so-called ritual nick—that are less severe than permitted forms of medically unnecessary male and intersex genital cutting.
B. Earp
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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