PMID- 26759415
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160915
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1758-1133 (Electronic)
IS  - 0049-4755 (Linking)
VI  - 46
IP  - 1
DP  - 2016 Jan
TI  - Female sexual dysfunction in female genital mutilation.
PG  - 2-11
LID - 10.1177/0049475515621644 [doi]
AB  - Female genital mutilation (FGM), otherwise known as female genital cutting (FGC), 
      is currently very topical and has become a significant global political issue. 
      The impact of FGM on the lives of women and girls is enormous, as it often 
      affects both their psychology and physical being. Among the complications that 
      are often under-reported and not always acknowledged is female sexual dysfunction 
      (FSD). FSD presents with a complex of symptoms including lack of libido, 
      arousability and orgasm. This often occurs in tandem with chronic urogenital pain 
      and anatomical disruption due to perineal scarring.To treat FSD in FGM each woman 
      needs specifically directed holistic care, geared to her individual case. This 
      may include psychological support, physiotherapy and, on occasion, reconstructive 
      surgery. In many cases the situation is complicated by symptoms of chronic pelvic 
      pain, which can make treatment increasingly difficult as this issue needs a 
      defined multidisciplinary approach for its effective management in its own right. 
      The problems suffered by women with FGM are wholly preventable, as the practice 
      need not happen. The current global momentum to address the social, cultural, 
      economic and medical issues of FGM is being supported by communities, 
      governments, non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and healthcare providers. It is 
      only by working together that the practice can be abolished and women and girls 
      may be free from this practice and its associated consequences.
CI  - (c) The Author(s) 2016.
FAU - Elneil, Sohier
AU  - Elneil S
AD  - Consultant in Urogynaecology and Uro-neurology, University College London 
      Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK sohier.elneil@ucl.ac.uk.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - England
TA  - Trop Doct
JT  - Tropical doctor
JID - 1301706
SB  - IM
MH  - Body Image/*psychology
MH  - Circumcision, Female/*psychology
MH  - Counseling
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/*psychology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Female genital mutilation
OT  - complications
OT  - management
OT  - pain
OT  - sexual dysfunction
EDAT- 2016/01/14 06:00
MHDA- 2016/09/16 06:00
CRDT- 2016/01/14 06:00
PHST- 2016/01/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/01/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/09/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - 46/1/2 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/0049475515621644 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Trop Doct. 2016 Jan;46(1):2-11. doi: 10.1177/0049475515621644.