An overview of female genital mutilation
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Authors
Dilbaz, Berna
İflazoğlu, Nuray
Tanın, Sıdıka Aydan
Issue Date
2019-07-03
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Female Genital Mutilation , Infibulation , Sexual Dysfunction
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Abstract
Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. To present a case of type III FGM corrected by de-infibulation for treatment of sexual dysfunction. A 31-year-old woman who had FGM reporting unconsummated marriage presented to our clinic clinic. The patient had undergone type III FGM at age 7 in her country. Surgical correction was performed. By de-infibulation, the vaginal and urethral orifices were revealed after incision of scar tissue. The World Health Organization classifies FGM in four types. Type III FGM is narrowing of the vaginal orifice with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris (infibulation). De-infibulation surgery is recommended for resolving problems related with sexual dysfunction and child-birth.
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Citation
Dilbaz, B., İflazoğlu, N., & Tanın, S. A. (2019). An overview of female genital mutilation. Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 16(2), 129–132. https://doi.org/10.4274/tjod.galenos.2019.77854
Publisher
Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology