Female genital mutilation: An injury, physical and mental harm

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-229

  Utz Billing, I ^a   Kentenich, H ^a  

^a DRK KLINIKEN BERLIN WESTEND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Female genital mutilation; Medicalisation; Physical and mental consequences; Recommendations for treatment

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLEEDING; BODY PIERCING; CLITORIS; DELIVERY; DYSPAREUNIA; EXCISION; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMININITY; FRACTURE; GENITAL INJURY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HYGIENE; INCONTINENCE; INFECTION RISK; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MICTURITION DISORDER; PAIN; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RELIGION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RITUAL; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SOCIAL ASPECT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE; VAGINA; VULVA; WOUND INFECTION;

CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 57449119752     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820802547087     Document Type: Review

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