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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

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Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is the practice of removing or disfiguring the female external genitalia. This removal may be partial or complete. It is a practice predominantly occurring in some African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. However, with changing migratory patterns, FGM/C is a global health risk. The short-term and long-term health implications for girls and women undergoing FGM/C are potentially devastating, and it is for this reason that the United Nations (UN) has listed it under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a practice to be eradicated by 2030. Although we are a long way from eradication of this practice, global advocacy for girls and women is gaining traction, and with a multisectoral approach, this goal may be achievable.

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  1. Department of Urology, Cheikh Anta Diop University/Hospital General Idrissa Poueye, Dakar, Senegal

    Madina Ndoye

  2. Cheikh Anta Diop University/Hospital General Idrissa Poueye, Dakar, Senegal

    Serigne Gueye & Lamine Niang

  3. Division of Urology, Stellenbosch University/Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    Farzana Cassim

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University/Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    Jan Adlam

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Ndoye, M., Gueye, S., Niang, L., Cassim, F., Adlam, J. (2023). Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. In: Martins, F.E., Holm, H.V., Sandhu, J., McCammon, K.A. (eds) Female Genitourinary and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71112-2_63-1

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