Female genital mutilations: genito-urinary complications and ethical-legal aspects

Many women in the world are still undergoing female genital mutilations (FGMs) even if in almost all the countries, the practice of FGM is illegal. The increase of immigration, particularly from African Countries, to Europe, and Italy too, led to consider this phenomenon with particular attention an...

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Published inUrologia Vol. 82; no. 3; p. 151
Main Authors Vella, Marco, Argo, Antonina, Costanzo, Angela, Tarantino, Lucia, Milone, Livio, Pavone, Carlo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2015
Subjects
Circumcision, Female - adverse effects
Circumcision, Female - ethics
Circumcision, Female - legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Female Urogenital Diseases - etiology
Female Urogenital Diseases - therapy
Humans
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Postoperative Complications - therapy
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Summary:Many women in the world are still undergoing female genital mutilations (FGMs) even if in almost all the countries, the practice of FGM is illegal. The increase of immigration, particularly from African Countries, to Europe, and Italy too, led to consider this phenomenon with particular attention and skill. All the operators in health services need to know the different types of FGMs and the related complications and the psychological and sexual sequels. Urological complications, in particular, are not rare and the changing anatomy of the external genital apparatus can also make the catheter insertion sometimes difficult. This review analyzes the epidemiology of FGMs, the reasons why the practice is still made, the complications, the ethical, and the principal legal aspects of this practise that must be hopefully early banned.
ISSN:1724-6075
DOI:10.5301/uro.5000115