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Female Genital Mutilation Research Paper

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a cultural tradition which has been practiced for many years, between 100 and 140 million women have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (World Helath Organization). Many women have suffered through FGM’s for a long time, unfortunately when they decide to stand up for their rights and not go through with the procedure the results of this decision can lead to them being shunned and left with very little emotional and economical support. This is a topic that many people are not very familiar with. By taking a look and analyzing the history and the medical/ health science facts behind Female Genital Mutilation it will be evident that it is a practice that is not only degrading to women but also has no health …show more content…

Although it is practiced in various places, the main purpose of Female Genital Mutilation is to have control over the sexual behavior of women. “The practice is supported by traditional beliefs, values and attitudes. In some communities it is valued as a rite of passage to womanhood, (for example in Kenya and Sierra Leone). Others value it as a means of preserving a girl’s virginity until marriage, (for example in Sudan, Egypt, and Somalia),” (Richens & Creighton, 2004). In some other places such as Africa, it is a requirement for marriage and for having economic stability. Those women who are not circumcised typically do not find a husband. Parents who support this procedure often do it out of fear of society and out of love for their daughters (Nour). These parents fear that society will shun their daughters and label them as prostitutes is they do not get circumcised and by removing the clitoris they improve chances of, ”… survival, ensure beauty, and preserve their daughter’s reputation ” (Nour). Generation after generation Female Genital Mutilation has become a social …show more content…

The women who get circumcised are often treated in their own homes in the villages in unsanitary conditions. The tools used are tools which have been used time and time again to perform circumcisions on many other women and the tools are not sterilized. There are four types of female circumcision: Type I which is commonly known as a “clitoridectomy”, Type II which is also known as “excision”, Type III also known as “infibulation”, and Type IV. In type I or “clitoridectomy” the prepuce is surgically removed with or without the removal of the clitoris (World Health Organization). In type II or “excision” the prepuce and clitoris are surgically removed with either partial or total removal of the labia minora (World Health Organization). In type III or “infibulation” there is a removal of part or all of the external genitalia and stitching together the labia minora and/or the labia majora and narrowing the vaginal opening (World Health Organization). Lastly type IV includes all other procedures to the female genitalia, such as: the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or piercing for non-medical reasons (World Health Organization). The circumcisions considered to be the least risky of the circumcisions are type I and type II simply because the women do not have an infibulated scar covering their external genitalia (Nour). Infibulation or type III FGM is

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