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AMHR2 mutation in persistent Müllerian duct syndrome: A case of transverse testicular ectopia

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Backgroud Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare condition characterized by the persistence of Müllerian duct structures in genotypic and phenotypic males. Case Presentation We present the case of a 4‐month‐old male with PMDS who presented with transverse testicular ectopia. The patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopic orchiopexy
Hangcheng Fu, Weijing Huang, Jeffrey T. White   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Male Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Socio-Legal Barriers [PDF]

, 2008
UNAIDS and WHO recommend safe, voluntary male circumcision as an additional, important strategy for the prevention of heterosexually-acquired HIV in men in areas with high HIV prevalence and low levels of male circumcision.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Debating medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) : learning from (policy) experiences across countries [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is internationally considered a harmful practice, it is increasingly being medicalized allegedly to reduce its negative health effects, and is thus suggested as a harm reduction strategy in ...
Barrett, Hazel, Esho, Tammary, Leye, Els, Shamu, Simukai, Van Eekert, Nina   +4 more
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The effect of female circumcision on maternal and neonatal outcomes after childbirth: a cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Circumcision has many side effects and complications on women’s lives and affects their physical, mental, and social health. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of female circumcision on maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Soheila Rabiepour, Zeynab Ahmadi
doaj   +1 more source

The Gender Mainstreaming Strategy as a Solution for the Constitutional Rights Violation of Female Circumcision

Yuridika, 2022
In recent years, violence against women has continued. Culture, beliefs, and the role of community and religious leaders are the reasons for the practice of female circumcision in East Java Province. To the perpetrators, this activity is reasonable. This
Lanny Ramli
doaj   +1 more source

Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rituell omskjæring - religiøse, etiske og medisinske aspekter. [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The ethical challenges concerning female and male circumcision have been the subject of heated debates for decades. This student thesis analyses the similarities and differences between male and female circumcision, focusing on the historical,
Limoseth, Olav
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The experience of maternity care for migrant women living with female genital mutilation: A qualitative synthesis [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of childbearing women with a history of female genital mutilation (FGM) are accessing maternity services in high-income countries across the world.
Abusharaf, Ameresekere, Aya, Banks, Berg, Berggren, Bondas, Bulma, Chalmers, Chalmers, Crawford, Creighton, Essén, Essén, Gough, Hicks, Hill, Lundberg, Macklin, Moher, Moxey, Murray, Noblit, Small, Thierfelder, Vangen   +25 more
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“You must cut that long and stinking thing”: uncovering the lived experiences of uncircumcised pokot women in North-Eastern Uganda

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Female circumcision remains a dominant practice among the Pokot of North-Eastern Uganda. This paper explores the lived experiences of uncircumcised Pokot women, as they continue to live in a community, where the practice is cherished.
Noah Kalengo, Laban. K. Musinguzi, Janestic Mwende Twikirize   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence‐ and consensus‐based guideline on lichen sclerosus

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary The German‐language, consensus‐ and evidence‐based S3 guideline on lichen sclerosus (LS) was developed based on the European “EuroGuiDerm Guideline on lichen sclerosus” under the leadership of the German Dermatological Society (DDG) and the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG).
Gudula Kirtschig, Linn Woelber, Andreas Günthert, Karl Becker, Alexandra Ciresa‐König, Bettina Fischer, Susanne Fricke‐Otto, Claudia Günther, Christine Hirchenhain, Narayani Helga Köllmann, Alexander Kreuter, Bartosz Malisiewicz, Felix Neis, Dan mon O'Dey, Hagen Ott, Martin Promm, Regina Renner, Anne‐Rose Schardt, Ines Schweizer, Raimund Stein, Jan Ter‐Nedden, Gerda Trutnovsky, Agnes Wand, Gerhard Weyandt, Ricardo N. Werner, Maria Kinberger   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source