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Infertility from female circumcision

Fertility and Sterility, 2004
To present a case report of a patient with primary infertility from female circumcision, the management of the patient, and a review of the literature.Case report and literature review.University hospital.A 31-year-old woman referred for a history of primary infertility.Complete history and physical exam of the patient and subsequent deinfibulation ...
Grace, Chen   +3 more
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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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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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The Culture of Female Circumcision

Advances in Nursing Science, 1996
The issue of female circumcision takes on special significance as more women migrate to the United States from countries where the practice has religious and traditional underpinnings. Female circumcision is a problem unfamiliar to most Western health care practitioners.
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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).
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Circumcision in the Female

Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 1977
(1977). Circumcision in the Female. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy: Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 19-20.
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Female circumcision and obstetric complications

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2002
To examine whether complications at delivery are associated with female circumcision.One thousand eight hundred and fifty-one women seeking family planning or antenatal care in three south-west Nigerian hospitals were interviewed and had a medical exam.
U, Larsen, F E, Okonofua
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Complications of Female Circumcision in the Sudan

Tropical Doctor, 1983
This paper aims to identify and determine the prevalence of health problems encountered as a result of practising the Pharaonic, Intermediate and Sunna types of circumcision. A population of 3210 females from Northern Sudan were chosen by multistage random sampling. The study was carried out by means of a detailed questionnaire.
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Female Circumcision

2006
1. Introduction: The Custom in Question --Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf PART I: LOCAL CONTEXTS AND CURRENT DEBATES 2. "Had This Been Your Face, Would You leave It as Is?" Female Circumcision Among Nubians of Egypt --Fadwa El Guindi 3. Male and Female Circumcision: The Myth of the Difference --Sami A.
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