Swiss Medical Weekly · 2011 · 106 citations · 0 references
MedicineGender StudiesSexuality StudiesAnthropology Of GenderReproductive HealthWomen's HealthGender DiscriminationGenital ReconstructionSex DiscriminationSexual EthicsSexual HealthClitoral ReconstructionFemale Genital CuttingMedicalization Of SexualityMultidisciplinary CollaborationMultidisciplinary Response
Medical professionals in multi‑ethnic Europe increasingly encounter women from FGM/C‑practising countries, yet knowledge gaps remain. The review aims to present FGM/C as a complex socio‑healthcare and multidisciplinary issue, outlining its definition, classification, epidemiology, and anthropological‑legal aspects. The article explains the clinical approach to FGM/C women, focusing on defibulation, clitoral restoration/repair, and re‑infibulation. It reports discussions on pricking/nicking and proposals for alternative rituals in recent years.
In multi-ethnic European society medical professionals are faced with an increasing number of women originating from countries where female genital mutilations/cuttings (FGM/C) are practised. Recent studies, however, emphasise the lack of knowledge on this subject. This review article aims to present FGM/C as a complex socio-healthcare and multidisciplinary issue, outlining the definition, classification, epidemiology and anthropologico-legal aspects of FGM/C. It explains the approach to be adopted to FGM/C women, focusing on defibulation, clitoral restoration/repair and re-infibulation. Finally, it reports on the discussions surrounding pricking/nicking and the proposals for alternative rituals in recent years.