Medical Complications of Female Genital Mutilation.

From: Journal of American College Health | Date: May 1, 2001| Author: Epstein, David; Graham, Patricia; Rimsza, Mary | Copyright information

More than 130 million women are subjected to genital mutilation. Despite increasing efforts to reduce the practice, there are many obstacles to eliminating this 2,000-year-old practice, which is based on strong cultural traditions. As college health clinicians provide care to more international students from countries where female genital mutilation is performed, increased awareness and knowledge of the procedure will enable clinicians to understand and manage its complications. We report a...

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