Defective sexuality and female circumcision: The cause and the possible management

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-19

  Thabet, Saeed Mohamad Ahmad ^a   Thabet, Ahmed S M A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Clitoro labial orientation; Female circumcision; Female genital mutilation; Female sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLITORAL CYST; CLITORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGASM; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REPAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CLITORIS; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0037317129     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2003.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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