The Harmful Implications Of Genital Circumcision, Cuttings Or Genital Mutilation In Females.
Good morning my viewers! Hope you've been enjoying and having a great time visiting my blog? Good!. Today we're going to be talking about female genital mutilation, Its meaning and the harmful effect to women. We need to now the difference between female genital cutting (FGC), circumcision and female genital mutilation FGC). Most people find it difficult to differentiate these "terms".
Now, what is female genital cutting?
The terms female genital cutting (FGC), female circumcision, and female genital mutilation
(FGM) all describe the cultural practice of partially or totally
removing the external female genitalia. The minor form of FGC is when
the clitoris
is removed. The most severe form of FGC is when all external genitalia
are removed and the vaginal opening is stitched nearly closed. Only a
small opening is left for urine and menstrual blood.
The terms describe the procedure that cuts away part or all of the external
female genitalia. Deciding what exactly to call it is still being
debated. Some people fear that parents may resent the implication that
they are "mutilating" their daughters by participating in this largely
cultural event, and so reject the term FGM in favor of FGC. Some people
point out that the word "cutting" is less judgmental and relates better
to terms used in many local languages. However, many women's health and
human rights organizations use the word "mutilation" not only to
describe the practice, but also to point out the violation of women's
human rights.
Its describe the procedure that cuts away part or all of the external
female genitalia. Deciding what exactly to call it is still being
debated. Some people fear that parents may resent the implication that
they are "mutilating" their daughters by participating in this largely
cultural event, and so reject the term FGM in favor of FGC. Some people
point out that the word "cutting" is less judgmental and relates better
to terms used in many local languages. However, many women's health and
human rights organizations use the word "mutilation" not only to
describe the practice, but also to point out the violation of women's
human rights.
The Immediate consequences of FGM or FGC include severe pain and bleeding,
shock, difficulty in passing urine, infections, injury to nearby genital
tissue and sometimes death. The procedure can result in death
through severe bleeding leading to haemorrhagic shock, neurogenic shock
as a result of pain and trauma, and overwhelming infection and
septicaemia, according to Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Almost
all women who have undergone FGM or FGC experience pain and bleeding as a
consequence of the procedure. The event itself is traumatic as girls are
held down during the procedure. Risk and complications increase with
the type of FGM and are more severe and prevalent with infibulations.
“The pain inflicted by FGM does not stop with the initial procedure, but often continues as ongoing torture throughout a woman’s life”, says Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
In
addition to the severe pain during and in the weeks following the
cutting, women who have undergone FGM experience various long-term
effects - physical, sexual and psychological.
Women may
experience chronic pain, chronic pelvic infections, development of
cysts, abscesses and genital ulcers, excessive scar tissue formation,
infection of the reproductive system, decreased sexual enjoyment and
psychological consequences, such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Additional
risks for complications from infibulations include urinary and
menstrual problems, infertility, later surgery (defibulation and
reinfibulation) and painful sexual intercourse. Sexual
intercourse can only take place after opening the infibulation, through
surgery or penetrative sexual intercourse. Consequently, sexual
intercourse is frequently painful during the first weeks after sexual
initiation and the male partner can also experience pain and
complications.
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Do you think this still goes on in our modern world? And if "YES" how do you think we can get rid of this barbaric culture?
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