Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting, isa harmful cultural practice without any known health benefit. Its short-term and long-term…
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/FGC) constitutes a tragic health and human rights issue of girlsand women in a number of countries, mainly in Africa. The practice has serious health conseque…
Globally 100–140 million women and girls have been subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) which is a harmful practice, associated with immediate and long term complications, has …
Background: The global prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) ranges from 0.6% up to 98%. It has many health psychological impacts including abnormalities of female sexual function. Objec…
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/FGC) constitutes a tragic health and human rights issue of girlsand women in a number of countries, mainly in Africa. The practice has serious health conseque…
CuttingAbstractObjectives: To evaluate the frequency of female genital mutilation (FGM) among Sudanese women incomparison to other African countries. To review the immediate and the late complicati…
Globally 100–140 million women and girls have been subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting(FGM/C) which is a harmful practice, associated with immediate and long term complications, has no…
In this issue of the African Journal of Urology most aspects of thepractice known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) are reviewed indepth by several outstanding authors. Since FGM is ‘genital sur…
The history of Islam had not itself been previously confronted with what is now called “women’s issues,”despite the great diversity in customs and cultures among Muslims over the centuries. A…
Background: Harmful traditional practices (HTPs) are deeply entrenched behaviours or actions that violate the human rights of affected individuals. They have negative consequences on the physical a…