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Sexual consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting : A comparative study

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is still a wide spread practice in Egypt in spite of its criminalization in 2008.  Objective: This cross sectional study was carried out to assess female sexuality in a large cohort of Egyptian women exposed to FGM/C compared to those who were not exposed to it.  Patients and Methods: A large sample of married Egyptian women participated in this study. They were divided into 2 equal groups (1000 women each). Group A contained women who were not exposed to FGM/C while group B contained women exposed to FGM/C. The tool used was a self-report questionnaire, designed by the authors, and anonymously filled by the participants. The questionnaire involved questions that mainly covered demographic data and sexual activity of the participating women.  Results: By comparing all age groups, our results reflect a retreat in FGM/C practice. A significant difference was observed in all sexual domains in favor of women not exposed to FGM/C including spontaneous desire, lubrication, orgasm and overall satisfaction with sexual life. In addition, dyspareunia was more common in genitally cut women.  Conclusion: Although FGM/C is on the retreat, still it has negative consequences on female sexuality. Results of this study may be of use during treating women with sexual dysfunctions.

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10.21608/ha.2019.12639.1044

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Female, genital mutilation, sexual activity

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Samy

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Hanafy

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Departments of Dermatology and Andrology Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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Doaa

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Elhabak

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Mohamed

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Dermatology,Venerology and Andrology department Benha univerisity

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doaadermat@yahoo.com

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0000-0003-2744-8975

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Mona

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El-Awady

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Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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Marwa

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Abdou

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Departments of Dermatology and Andrology Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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9

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2

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10803

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2019-06-01

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2019-05-09

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2019-06-01

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48

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54

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2090-6048

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2090-6056

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Human Andrology

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22 Jan 2023