Clitoris

Female Circumcision, Female Genital Mutilation, and Forced Female Circumcision. It is estimated that more than 200 hundred million women are recipients of this tradition (WHO). The external female genitals include the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vaginal opening, and the urethra (Marshall). FGC is performed for “health” reasons, cosmetic preferences, and cultural beliefs predominantly. FGC should be more widely accepted as an unethical procedure or practice due to physical and…

modern diagnostic methods. 1. 46, XX intersex occurs when a person has woman chromosomes, ovaries, but external genitals appear male. This is usually the result of a female fetus exposition to excess male hormones before birth. The labia fuse, the clitoris enlarges to appear like a penis, but uterus and fallopian tubes remain normal. This condition is also called 46, XX with virilization (or pseudohermaphroditism- condition in which a female develops characteristics associated with male…

The practice of female genital mutilation, where the female genital organs are altered or removed for non-medical reasons, still occurs to this day in some cultures. Female genital mutilation can include removing the clitoris, labia minora and labia majora, infibulation where the opening to the vagina is restricted, and other harmful procedures such as scraping and cauterizing the genital area (Female Genital Mutilation). The procedure is usually performed on girls under the age of 15 and the…

classified as a class E felony, which is punishable by up to five years imprisonment. The law states that a person is guilty of FGM/C if he or she “knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of a female minor.” In addition, a “parent, guardian, or other person legally responsible or charged with the care or custody of a female minor” is also guilty of the same if he or she “allows” such acts to be performed on his or her…

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is century-long tradition that infringes on the human rights of young girls’ and women worldwide. Roughly, 200 million women in over 30 countries have endured the brutal operation of female genital mutilation. A procedure that entails removing the external female genital organs by knives, pieces of glass, razor blades, or scalpels. Even though the historic origins of female genital mutilations cannot be traced back to a specific time or place in history it an…

(WHO) classifies FGM/C into 4 different categories. The first is Clitoridectomy which is partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals). In very rare cases, only the prepuce (the fold skin surrounding the clitoris) is removed (“FGM”). Excision is the second category which refers to the partial or total removal of the clitoris as well as the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (Costello 2). Stitches made out of catgut…

circumcision. First I will be discussing Female Genital Mutation also known and Female Circumcision, which is the procedure that involves partial or complete removal of the external genitalia. It is the removal of all or part of the vulva and/ or clitoris. The justification within the boundaries of their cultural beliefs is considered to be a form of social desire in terminating or reducing feeling of sexual arousal in women, helping women resist “illicit” sexual acts. This act may be considered…

Female Genital Mutilation, also known as Female Circumcision, happens to be one of the least topics talked about in the United States of America but extremely popular in other countries. Female Genital Mutilation is cruel and unlawful to some but to others it’s the best thing ever. Female Genital Mutilation is an invasive and painful surgical procedure that is often performed without anesthetic on girls before puberty. Various sources estimate that about 60 to 140 million women in the world have…

weeks, or months old. It is identified that FGC contains four official types of the mutilation according to the WHO, beginning with the first, Type I, involving the full removal of the clitoris hood, with part or none of the clitoris. Type II, which is the most common form of FGC, entails the entire removal of the clitoris along with the inner labia and voluntary removal of the outer…

and/or removal of external female genitalia. Often done with a specific type of razor or blade. The first type albeit normal is seen as done for symbolic reasons (such as nicking the area above the clitoris). The three major types which are done for a variety…