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Female genital mutilation: Overview and dermatologic relevanceCapsule Summary

JAAD International
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common cultural practice, which involves the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia. With increasing immigration from regions where the practice is endemic, there has been a growing prevalence of
Ilhan Esse, BA, Colin M. Kincaid, BS, Carrie Ann Terrell, MD, Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Rethinking female circumcision

, 2011
Female circumcision is practised in more than twenty African countries as well as in a number of countries in the Middle East, and it has been estimated that at least 100 million females have been circumcised worldwide. It is striking, however, that much
Parker, M
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Sexual Function, Mental Well-being and Quality of Life among Kurdish Circumcised Women in Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2017
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, traditional and religious preferences.
Farzaneh DANESHKHAH, Hamid ALLAHVERDIPOUR, Leila JAHANGIRI, Tatiana ANDREEVA   +3 more
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Female circumcision

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 1992
A, Assali, N, Khamaysi, Y, Abu-Rabiah, H, Belmaker   +3 more
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Female circumcision or female genital mutilation? An Islamic viewpoint

, 2014
The practice of female circumcision pre-dates Islam. The Jews and the Coptic Christians in Egypt are known for this practice. The basis for female circumcision is basically the Sunnah of the Prophet pbuh, the tradition from the compilation of Abu Dawood.
Alkali, Alhaji Umar, Mohd, Azizah
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Is there an association between female circumcision and perinatal death?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002
OBJECTIVE: In Sweden, a country with high standards of obstetric care, the high rate of perinatal mortality among children of immigrant women from the Horn of Africa raises the question of whether there is an association between female circumcision and ...
Essén Birgitta, Bödker Birgit, Sjöberg N-O., Gudmundsson Saemundur, Östergren P-O., Langhoff-Roos Jens   +5 more
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Social effect and female genital mutilation (FGM)

In this article we attempt to identify the impact of social effects on the decision to practice excision on girls, based on the methodology used by Bertrand, Luttmer and Mallainathan (2000). We are particularly interested in social determinants, and make
OUEDRAOGO, Salmata
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Female circumcision in two contexts

, 1989
Female circumcision is a practice which j.s appalling to many Westerners, yet in cultures where it occurs, it is often considered only a custom. Yet the failure of repeated attempts to eliminate the practice by both Westerners and non-Westerners ...
Jervis, Lori L.
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HemaSphere, Volume 10, Issue S1, June 2026.
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropological perspective of female circumcision

, 2011
The work deals with topic of female circumcision from aspect of cultures using it. The first chapter is concerned with general information such as definition of the term, typology, health consequences, sexual sensibility of women after the operation and ...
RYBOVÁ, Nela
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