TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of pharaonic female genital mutilation on sexuality
T2 - two cases from Sudan highlighting the need for widespread dissemination of sexual and reproductive health education in Africa
AU - Bayoumi, Rasha
AU - Boivin, Jacky
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - It is well documented that female genital mutilation (FGM) can have numerous physical and psychosocial consequences. The increased awareness about FGM and its impact on female health over the past few decades has led to a ban on FGM in many countries, however, this has yet to translate into measurable changes in prevalence. Efforts to enforce legislation have been unsuccessful in part because the general public lacks information about the negative consequences of FGM. In this report we present two cases of sexual difficulties as a result of FGM from Sudan, where the most severe form of FGM is still being practiced. During an interview about infertility, these two women volunteered information about how FGM has affected their sexuality. The lack of information about the impact of FGM on sexuality reflected in these cases, highlighted the significant need for widespread dissemination of sexual and reproductive health education in Africa.
AB - It is well documented that female genital mutilation (FGM) can have numerous physical and psychosocial consequences. The increased awareness about FGM and its impact on female health over the past few decades has led to a ban on FGM in many countries, however, this has yet to translate into measurable changes in prevalence. Efforts to enforce legislation have been unsuccessful in part because the general public lacks information about the negative consequences of FGM. In this report we present two cases of sexual difficulties as a result of FGM from Sudan, where the most severe form of FGM is still being practiced. During an interview about infertility, these two women volunteered information about how FGM has affected their sexuality. The lack of information about the impact of FGM on sexuality reflected in these cases, highlighted the significant need for widespread dissemination of sexual and reproductive health education in Africa.
KW - Female genital mutilation
KW - female genital mutilation type III
KW - pharaonic
KW - sexual education and reproductive health
KW - sexuality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129626396&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i1.12
DO - 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i1.12
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 110
EP - 114
JO - African Journal of Reproductive Health
JF - African Journal of Reproductive Health
IS - 1
ER -