Female Genital Mutilation in Sudan: Different Perspectives

Abstract

Samia Mahdi Ahmed

Female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision comprises all procedures that include partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other damage to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. FGM is still widely practiced in Sudan; it is a cultural rather than religious practice. It has many complications especially for those who developed with disorders of sexual development. It has immediate complications like bleeding and long-term consequences (health and psychological). Thus, more efforts should be exerted to help in eradication of FGM; these could be through workshops, social media, and information media. Moreover, psychological assessment and treatment could be offered to those victims with female genital mutilation.

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