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weeks, or months old. It is identified that FGC contains four official types of the mutilation according to the WHO, beginning with the first, Type I, involving the full removal of the clitoris hood, with part or none of the clitoris. Type II, which is the most common form of FGC, entails the entire removal of the clitoris along with the inner labia and voluntary removal of the outer…

and/or removal of external female genitalia. Often done with a specific type of razor or blade. The first type albeit normal is seen as done for symbolic reasons (such as nicking the area above the clitoris). The three major types which are done for a variety…

Introduction Background There are several types of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) performed in Africa that coincide with cultural beliefs. The World Health Organization (WHO) (2016, 1) defines FGM as procedures that purposefully modify or cause physical harm to the female genital organs for non-medical purposes. Furthermore, FGM has no benefits for young girls or women. Additionally, these procedures can cause death, severe infections, bleeding, and future problems with urination. The WHO…

Introduction Female Mutilation also known as female circumcision and female genital cutting is a very popular practice in many countries in Africa and also known to be practiced in The Middle East and parts of Asia. Female genital cutting is a very popular practice in the non-western world and because this is relatively unknown in western culture, the thoughts on this practice are generally always negative in response to hearing it. The way it is done and most of the time forced upon these…

STOP Female Circumcision The most excruciating period of life was when I got circumcised at the age of seven years old. I remembered staying in bed for a whole month and I couldn't walk to bathroom without someone helping me, the first two weeks was miserable to pee. Imagine your legs are tied to each other with ropes just so you don't move your legs apart. It felt like someone was pouring alcohol on my vaginal. I remembered that day like it was yesterday; when my cousins and I came from…

Last year, between the months of April and June, England’s health care system has treated more than 1,026 cases of female mutilation (Topping). Of these a good portion of the girls were under the age of 18. Since September 2014, 4,098 cases of mutilation have been reported-- thousands of girls left either dead or seriously injured. What had started as a cultural phenomenon to discourage girls’ sexual desires has turned into a widely acknowledged epidemic that has spurred the fires of many…

Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice that has existed over centuries, which refers to a variety of mutilations on the private parts of women and children that involves partial or total removal of the female genitalia. FGM practices causes injury to female genital organs for cultural or non- therapeutic reasons not forgetting the socio-economic problem Somali women faces as a result of FGM and its health detriment for women. FGM is recognized both internationally and locally as an…

It is one of the vilest proscriptions against women: the unlawful killings of at least 20,000 women a year in the name of honor. Contrary to popular beliefs, this taboo is not only confined to Middle Eastern countries. Nevertheless, Middle Eastern countries have set a precedent which has caused a contagion effect that is spreading rapidly to other countries. The murders of these women being buried alive, beheaded, stoned to death, etc. all for the honor of their families, are appalling.…

More than 100 million women are being exposed to harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) (Erskine, 2014, p. 1). FGM affects women physically and psychologically. It only rids women of their freedom and puts fear to many. It is universally known as a breach of human rights of girls and women. FGM is rooted in culture, some believe it is done for religious reasons, however, there is no evidence in religious texts. FGM involves the cutting of a female’s external genitals (World…

To discuss the functions of the vaginal muscles, it's important to realize that what is often referred to as "vaginal muscles" is actually a complex and highly integrated array of musculature that affects several other anatomical parts of the body besides the vagina. This significant component of the female body anatomy is known as the pelvic floor (or pelvic diaphragm). What is the pelvic floor? The pelvic floor consists of a thin layer of muscle fibers and connective tissue enclosing the…