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Genital Modification

Genital Modification is a form of body modification that specifically involves the deliberate alteration of genital anatomy for cultural, aesthetic, ritual, medical, or identity-related purposes.

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100

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67

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2017–2026

8

Variants

Genital Body Modification

Parents

Publications

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Child protection and harmful traditional practices: female early marriage and genital modification in Ethiopia

Jo Boyden, Alula Pankhurst, Yisak Tafere · Development in Practice · 2012 · 107 citations

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Female genital mutilation: prevalence, perceptions and effect on women's health in Kersa district of Ethiopia

Wondimu Shanko Yirga, Mengistu Wolday Gebremichael, Arja R. Aro · International Journal of Women s Health · 2012 · 106 citations · Full text

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NONMAINSTREAM BODY MODIFICATION

James H. Myers · Journal of Contemporary Ethnography · 1992 · 96 citations

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THE ORIGIN OF THE SPINNING APPARATUS IN SPIDERS

Jeffrey W. Shultz · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1987 · 94 citations

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Female Genital Mutilation

Jasmine Abdulcadir, Lucrezia Catania, Michelle J. Hindin et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2016 · 89 citations

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Authors

100

  1. SJ
    Sara Johnsdotter

    Malmö University, Sweden

    2 publications · 109 citations

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  2. NS
    Nikki Sullivan

    Macquarie University, Australia

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  3. CT
    Cody T. Ross

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  4. CM
    Comfort Momoh

    St Thomas' Hospital, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  5. LC
    Lucia Caltabiano

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    1 publications · 40 citations

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Institutions

67

  1. Universidad de Costa Rica

    San José, Costa Rica

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    126 citations

  2. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  3. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    114 citations

  4. Malmö University

    Malmo, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    109 citations

  5. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    75 citations

  6. Institute for Social Anthropology

    Vienna, Austria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  7. University of Tartu

    Tartu, Estonia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. Saint Vincent College

    Latrobe, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. Reproductive Health Matters

    3 publications · 165 citations

    3

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  2. JAMA

    3 publications · 108 citations

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  3. Culture Health & Sexuality

    3 publications · 71 citations

    3

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  4. PEDIATRICS

    2 publications · 68 citations

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  5. The Lancet

    2 publications · 45 citations

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