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Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2013
The Journal of Global Health at Columbia University, Vol. 3 No.
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Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 2008
Abstract Female genital cutting is increasingly been seen in Western countries, and is estimated that worldwide about 120 million girls have undergone some form of FGM. The WHO has outlawed it on the grounds that it is a violation of human rights. There are almost always wrong traditional, cultural, and religious beliefs related to the practice. Type
Salem A. El-Shawarby, Janice Rymer
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Abstract Female genital cutting is increasingly been seen in Western countries, and is estimated that worldwide about 120 million girls have undergone some form of FGM. The WHO has outlawed it on the grounds that it is a violation of human rights. There are almost always wrong traditional, cultural, and religious beliefs related to the practice. Type
Salem A. El-Shawarby, Janice Rymer
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The Economics of Female Genital Cutting
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007Abstract The practice of female genital cutting (FGC) has a long history in Africa and it is thought that over 130 million females alive today have undergone the practice. In this paper, we model FGC as a pre-marital investment. We show how the rat-race nature of the marriage market may result in inefficiently high equilibrium levels ...
Chesnokova, T., Vaithianathan, R.
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Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2007
Female Genital Cutting (FGC) also known as female genital mutilation and female circumcision is a medical issue that has been exported to the West by the migration to the West of people from the countries where it has been traditionally practiced. It is practiced predominantly in 28 African countries and also some Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt
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Female Genital Cutting (FGC) also known as female genital mutilation and female circumcision is a medical issue that has been exported to the West by the migration to the West of people from the countries where it has been traditionally practiced. It is practiced predominantly in 28 African countries and also some Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt
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RETIRED: Female Genital Cutting
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2013This document has been archived because it contains outdated information. It should not be consulted for clinical use, but for historical research only. Please visit the journal website for the most recent guidelines.This document has been archived because it contains outdated information. It should not be consulted for clinical use, but for historical
Liette Perron +22 more
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Female genital mutilation/cutting
BMJ, 2013In December 2012 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to intensify global efforts to eliminate female mutilation/cutting. As the recent Unicef report argues evidence played a major part in driving this resolution through. But what is the character of the available evidence and what is known about how to accelerate change to bring ...
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Guideline No. 395-Female Genital Cutting
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2020To decrease the likelihood that the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) be continued in the future and to improve the care of girls and women who have been subjected to FGC or who are at risk by providing (1) information intended to strengthen knowledge and understanding of the practice, (2) information regarding the legal issues related to the ...
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Neuroma of the Clitoris After Female Genital Cutting
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2003Nerve tumors of the clitoris and particularly neuromas are extremely rare.A 27-year-old infibulated African woman suffering from chronic vulvar pain increasing with sexual intercourse presented for gynecologic care. Examination revealed a painful clitoral tumor. The tumor was surgically excised.
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Female genital cutting and the slave trade
This paper investigates the historical origins of female genital cutting (FGC). We test the historical hypothesis that FGC is associated with the Red Sea route of the African slave trade, where women were typically sold as concubines in the Middle East and infibulation was used as a means to preserve virginity.Lucia Corno +2 more
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