Long term health consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

摘要: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises various procedures which remove or damage the external female genital organs for no medical reason. FGM has health benefits and is recognised to cause severe short long term both physical psychological health. Although primarily performed in Africa, Asia Middle East, migration of practising communities means that complications will have a global impact. It important professionals world wide are aware causes In some cases it may be possible offer interventions alleviate improve symptoms. However whilst there high quality research on pregnancy outcomes, little known about effects gynaecological, sexual function. Research hampered by problems data collection such sensitive topic as well practical difficulties analysis studies based mainly retrospect recall. Well planned hospital impact urgently need but currently absent from literature. Such could generate robust evidence allow clinicians benchmark clinical effectiveness care survivors FGM.