Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is estimated that more than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation in the countries where the practice is concentrated. In addition, every year ...
The present study, titled Exploring the health complications of female genital mutilation through a systematic review and meta-analysis, updates and expands previous reviews, compiling all available data on health complications from studies with comparison groups of women with and without FGM, and by the different types of FGM.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) has no health benefits, and it harms girls and women in many ways. The practice involves removing and injuring healthy and normal female genital tissue, interfering with the natural functions of girls' and women's bodies. It can lead to immediate health risks, as well as a variety of long-term complications affecting women’s physical, mental and sexual health ...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) exacts a crippling economic as well as human cost, according to World Health Organization (WHO).“FGM is not only a catastrophic abuse of human rights that significantly harms the physical and mental health of millions of girls and women; it is also a drain on a country’s vital economic resources,” said Dr Ian Askew, Director of WHO’s Department of Sexual ...