TY  - EJOU
AU  - Shah, Gaurang 
AU  - Susan, Luay 
AU  - Furcroy, Jean 

TI  - Female circumcision: history, medical and  psychological complications, and initiatives  to eradicate this practice
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2009
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - Female circumcision — a procedure where the parts of the 
female genitals are removed, which is also known as female 
genital cutting (FGC) or female genital mutilation (FGM) 
— continues to be practiced in more than 28 African 
countries. It is estimated that 80-100 million women have 
been circumcised. We performed a review of the literature 
to examine the history of female circumcision, its medical 
and psychological consequences, and government and 
non-government educational initiatives that are currently 
being taken to eradicate this practice.
KW  - female circumcision
KW  -  clitoris

DO  -