Female Genital Mutilation Research Paper

Female Genital Mutilation or also known Female Circumcision began in order to control a women’s sexuality. In certain societies, family marry their daughters off at a young age in order to escape poverty. Many young girls are pulled out of school to be a full-time wife and mother to children at a very young age. The practice was performed around the world usually by older men and women on young girls and women under the age of 15 or before they get their first period. The main purpose of this practice is to protect a young girls’ virginity to make her a desirable bride. The inhumane practice of Female Genital Mutilation only endangers women’s physical health, children’s physical health, and psychological health. Women, young and …show more content…
In the article, it describes and points out various genital abnormalities and mutilation. The article states, “Genital mutilation, or female circumcision, involves the removal of external genitalia in women and may include partial or complete elimination of the clitoris, the labia minora, and/or partially stitching the labia majora together” (BARVE, C., and GERI R. DONENBERG). Not only is this an extremely painful procedure, but also inflicts various medical problems like infection, abnormally long and painful periods, diseases, inability to have sex, fistulas, and death. In an article in The International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics reports intensive research on Female Genital Mutilation and the various health hazards it causes. The article reviews fistulas, which are tiny openings connecting the urethra and the vagina, allowing urine to enter the vagina. Fistulas impose a serious problem because the usual flow …show more content…
Girls and young women suffer through the various health conditions and risks when they are forced to undergo Female Genital Mutilation. They have internal and external wounds that might require surgery or access to certain medicine that some countries do not have access to. And if they develop a fistula, they are excluded and looked down upon by others in their community, causing them to have a lower self-esteem. FGM puts the lives of the women and all their future children at risk of death and various illnesses. Roughly around 30% of the Gambia’s neonatal deaths are from FGMs performed on the mothers. Not only does FGM affect the woman’s physical health, but also their mental health. The women suffer from anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues and trust issues that take a long time to recover from. And after the experience of their FGM, they no longer can some of the joys life has to offer. Female Genital Mutilation is an inhuman and gruesome practice that violates the human rights of