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|url=https://www.who.int/newsteams/sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-research-room(srh)/factareas-of-sheetswork/detailfemale-genital-mutilation/types-of-female-genital-mutilation |title=Female Types of female genital mutilation |website=[[World Health Organization]]

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The In 1997, the [[World Health Organization]] describes classified female genital mutilation into four different types. Since then, experience with using this classification revealed the need to subdivide these categories, to capture the varieties of [[FGM]] in more detail. Severity (which here corresponds to the amount of tissue damaged) and health risk are closely related to the type of [[FGM]] performed as well as the amount of tissue that is cut.<ref name="who2020"/> The four major types of [[FGM]], and their subtypes, are:<ref name="who2020"/> <blockquoteol style="list-style-type:upper-roman"> Type 1: this is the partial <li>Partial or total removal of the [[clitoral glans]] (the external and visible part of the [[clitoris]], which is a sensitive part of the female genitals, with the function of providing sexual pleasure to the woman), and/or the prepuce/ [[clitoral hood ]] (the fold of skin surrounding the [[clitoral glans]]). When it is important to distinguish between the major variations of Type I [[FGM]], the following subdivisions are used:<ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman"><li>Removal of the prepuce/[[clitoral hood]] only.<br/li> Type 2: this is <li>Removal of the [[clitoral glans]] with the partial prepuce/[[clitoral hood]].</li></li></ol><li>Partial or total removal of the [[clitoral glans]] and the [[labia minora]] (the inner folds of the vulva), with or without removal of the [[labia majora]] (the outer folds of skin of the vulva ).When it is important to distinguish between the major variations of Type II [[FGM]], the following subdivisions are used:<ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman"><li>Removal of the [[labia minora]] only.</li><li>Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans and the [[labia minora]] (prepuce/[[clitoral hood]] may be affected).</li><li>Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans, the [[labia minora]] and the [[labia majora]] (prepuce/[[clitoral hood]] may be affected).</li></li><br/ol> Type 3: Also known <li>(Often referred to as [[infibulation]], this is the narrowing ). Narrowing of the vaginal opening through with the creation of a covering seal. The seal is formed by cutting and repositioning the [[labia minora]], or [[labia majora, sometimes through stitching, ]]. The covering of the vaginal opening is done with or without removal of the clitoral prepuce/[[clitoral hood ]] and [[clitoral glans|glans ]] (Type I [[FGM]]). When it is important to distinguish between variations of Type III [[FGM]], the following subdivisions are used:<ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman"><li>Removal and repositioning of the [[labia minora]].</li><li>Removal and repositioning of the [[labia majora]].<br/li></li> Type 4: This includes all </ol><li>All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. for example pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital areacauterization.</li></ol><ref name="who2020" /> '''Deinfibulation''' refers to the practice of cutting open the sealed vaginal opening of a woman who has been infibulated (Type III). This is often done to allow sexual intercourse or to facilitate childbirth, and is often necessary for improving the woman’s health and well-being.<ref name="who2020"/blockquote>  {{NOTE}} To date (September 2023), the [[World Health Organization]] has not yet cataloged [[Genital mutilation|male genital mutilation]] ([[MGM]]), although there is also a corresponding range of types. This is why the [[WHO]] is repeatedly accused of being blind in one eye when it comes to the issue of [[genital mutilation]].