Female Genital Mutilation Research Paper
Female Genital Mutilation also known as female circumcision is the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia, or other harm caused to the female genital organs for cultural or other non-medical reasons. FGM began in Africa many years ago and still has effect on many women today.
There are four different types of female circumcision. The most common is type 1. Type 1 is called clitoridectomy, which is the removal of part or the entire clitoris. Clitoridectomy is widely spread throughout areas from Malaysia and Indonesia in Asia to Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the Middle East.
Type 2 is the second most common. Type 2 is known as Excision. Excision is the partial or entire removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with …show more content…
Infibulation is ablation of the external genitalia, sometimes accompanied with stitching or narrowing of the vaginal opening. Type 3 is mostly practiced in the Sudan, parts of Egypt, Somalia, Mali, and parts of Nigeria.
Type 4 is any other type of harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, such as piercing, incising, and scraping.
There are many different reasons for women to undergo FGM. The causes of FGM include a mix of cultural, religious, and social factors within the family and the community. In many cultures if a girl is not circumcised she is considered “unclean” and therefore she is unmarriageable. In other cultures and religions they circumcise women to show faithfulness towards her husband, for family honor, cleanliness, protection against spells, and insurance of their virginity. A woman who rebels against a community where circumcision is regularly practiced by not circumcising her daughter may bring danger to her family’s social and economic support system. In West Africa circumcision was performed to treat masturbation, insanity, epilepsy, and hysteria. According to the World Health …show more content…
Many women go into shock while undergoing FGM from the pain and the bleeding. “Traditionally, a young girl is held down by one or more family members, while the midwife uses a sharp tool, such as a knife, broken piece of glass, or a specific cutting tool to excise the foreskin of the clitoris, and/or the labia. Often times, these tools are not clean -- resulting in infections on the spread of viruses.” FGM also may possibly cause transmission of HIV/AIDS and other viruses. Some women recall their circumcision as a traumatic and painful experience while others women have no memory of the procedure or only recall a
There are four different types of female circumcision. The most common is type 1. Type 1 is called clitoridectomy, which is the removal of part or the entire clitoris. Clitoridectomy is widely spread throughout areas from Malaysia and Indonesia in Asia to Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the Middle East.
Type 2 is the second most common. Type 2 is known as Excision. Excision is the partial or entire removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with …show more content…
Infibulation is ablation of the external genitalia, sometimes accompanied with stitching or narrowing of the vaginal opening. Type 3 is mostly practiced in the Sudan, parts of Egypt, Somalia, Mali, and parts of Nigeria.
Type 4 is any other type of harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, such as piercing, incising, and scraping.
There are many different reasons for women to undergo FGM. The causes of FGM include a mix of cultural, religious, and social factors within the family and the community. In many cultures if a girl is not circumcised she is considered “unclean” and therefore she is unmarriageable. In other cultures and religions they circumcise women to show faithfulness towards her husband, for family honor, cleanliness, protection against spells, and insurance of their virginity. A woman who rebels against a community where circumcision is regularly practiced by not circumcising her daughter may bring danger to her family’s social and economic support system. In West Africa circumcision was performed to treat masturbation, insanity, epilepsy, and hysteria. According to the World Health …show more content…
Many women go into shock while undergoing FGM from the pain and the bleeding. “Traditionally, a young girl is held down by one or more family members, while the midwife uses a sharp tool, such as a knife, broken piece of glass, or a specific cutting tool to excise the foreskin of the clitoris, and/or the labia. Often times, these tools are not clean -- resulting in infections on the spread of viruses.” FGM also may possibly cause transmission of HIV/AIDS and other viruses. Some women recall their circumcision as a traumatic and painful experience while others women have no memory of the procedure or only recall a