News tagged with female genital mutilations


Somalia: Female genital mutilation down

(AP)—Attitudes in Somalia toward a practice that critics decry as torture may be changing, as new data released by the U.N. children's agency on Tuesday showed that female genital mutilation among children in northern Somalia ...

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Indonesia denies mutilation in circumcision traditions

Thrashing wildly, five-year-old Reta wails as she is hoisted onto a bed during a circumcision ceremony in a school-hall-turned-clinic on Indonesia's island of Java.

Other created Mar 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

UN passes first resolution on female mutilation

The UN General Assembly on Monday passed its first resolution condemning female genital mutilation, which opponents say more than 140 million women worldwide have had to endure.

Health created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FGM significantly reduces sexual quality of life, suggests new study

Women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) have a significantly lower sexual quality of life finds a new study published today (10 October) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Charges over genital mutilation of girls in Australia

Many cases of female genital mutilation likely go unreported in Australia, a state minister said Friday after four people were charged over the alleged circumcision of two girls aged 6 and 7.

Health created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tabooing female genital cutting

Female genital cutting (FGC) also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) and female circumcision is widely practised in Africa. FGC, described by UNICEF as “one of the worst violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”, is usually per ...

Health created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation reduces pain, improves sexual pleasure

Reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation (FGM) appears to reduce pain and restore sexual pleasure in women, according to the first large prospective trial to assess long-term outcomes of a new surgical technique ...

Surgery created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0