American Circumcision of Males and Females: Difference between revisions
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== Classification == | == Classification == | ||
Type 1: [[Excision]] of the prepuce with or without excision of part or all of the clitoris | Type 1: [[Excision]] of the prepuce with or without excision of part or all of the [[clitoris]] | ||
Type 2: [[Excision]] of the clitoris together with partial or total [[excision]] of the labia minora | Type 2: [[Excision]] of the [[clitoris]] together with partial or total [[excision]] of the labia minora | ||
Type 3: [[Excision]] of part or all of the external genitalia and stitching/narrowing of the vaginal opening ([[infibulation]]) | Type 3: [[Excision]] of part or all of the external genitalia and stitching/narrowing of the vaginal opening ([[infibulation]]) | ||
Type 4: Unclassified (but may include): | Type 4: Unclassified (but may include): | ||
* pricking, piercing or incision of the clitoris and/or labia; | * pricking, piercing or incision of the [[clitoris]] and/or labia; | ||
* stretching of the clitoris and/or labia; | * stretching of the [[clitoris]] and/or labia; | ||
* cauterization by burning of the clitoris and surrounding tissue; | * cauterization by burning of the [[clitoris]] and surrounding tissue; | ||
* introcision; | * introcision; | ||
* scraping (angurya cuts) or cutting (gishri cuts) of the vagina or surrounding tissue; | * scraping (angurya cuts) or cutting (gishri cuts) of the vagina or surrounding tissue; | ||