Male and female circumcision: Difference between revisions
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=== Variations of male genital cutting === | === Variations of male genital cutting === | ||
Male genital cutting can consist of a mere prick to draw a drop of blood, to cutting off just the tip of the foreskin, full excision of the foreskin, a procedure called subincision where the underside of the penis is cut lengthwise to expose the urethra, to a [[penectomy]] or shaft removal, castration or the removal of the testes, to the removal of the shaft and testes. | Male genital cutting can consist of a mere prick to draw a drop of blood, to cutting off just the tip of the foreskin, full [[excision]] of the [[foreskin]], a procedure called subincision where the underside of the penis is cut lengthwise to expose the urethra, to a [[penectomy]] or shaft removal, castration or the removal of the testes, to the removal of the shaft and testes. | ||
=== Variations of female genital cutting === | === Variations of female genital cutting === | ||
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=== Type II === | === Type II === | ||
The WHO's definition of Type II FGM is "partial or total removal of the clitoris and the [[labia minora]], with or without excision of the labia majora. When it is important to distinguish between the major variations that have been documented, the following subdivisions are proposed: Type IIa, removal of the labia minora only; Type IIb, partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora; Type IIc, partial or total removal of the clitoris, the labia minora and the labia majora.<ref name="WHO - Terminology">{{REFweb | The WHO's definition of Type II FGM is "partial or total removal of the clitoris and the [[labia minora]], with or without [[excision]] of the labia majora. When it is important to distinguish between the major variations that have been documented, the following subdivisions are proposed: Type IIa, removal of the labia minora only; Type IIb, partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora; Type IIc, partial or total removal of the clitoris, the labia minora and the labia majora.<ref name="WHO - Terminology">{{REFweb | ||
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=== Type III: [[Infibulation]] with excision === | === Type III: [[Infibulation]] with [[excision]] === | ||
The WHO defines Type III FGM as narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and repositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris ([[infibulation]])."<!-- <ref name="WHO-2006-10-02"/> --> It is the most extensive form of FGM, and accounts for about 10% of all FGM procedures described from Africa.<ref>{{REFweb | The WHO defines Type III FGM as narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and repositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without [[excision]] of the clitoris ([[infibulation]])."<!-- <ref name="WHO-2006-10-02"/> --> It is the most extensive form of FGM, and accounts for about 10% of all FGM procedures described from Africa.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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