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Female genitalia cutting. who does it and where?

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Ob/gyn and plastic : Call a local ob/gyn or plastic surgeon and see if they do cosmetic surgery in that area.

Answered 7/22/2012

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Cultural: Might you be referring to ritual female genital mutilation procedures? These are widespread in many african countries, the middle east, and muslim populations in indonesia and malaysia. It can range from excision of the prepuce of the clitoris to complete excision of all elements of the vulvar region. The custom predates islam. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/.

Answered 5/7/2016

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Female Genital muti-: Lation . In the us it is illegal (felony) to practice female genital cutting below the age of 18. According to http://www.Womenshealth.Gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/female-genital-cutting.Cfm#j it is done in the us. There are 28 countries in the world (africa & middle east)where female genital cutting is still practiced actively as well as countries in asia.

Answered 7/9/2017

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