Emergency Physician Arrest Raises Questions About Female Genital Mutilation in United States
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Female genital mutilation: three questions for us to consider.
To cite: Quilliam S. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2015;41:235–237. BACKGROUND It was 1985 and I was running a workshop for health professionals on the frontline of delivering cervical smear tests. A woman rose to give an impassioned plea that genital examinations should “offer respect and compassion to cut women like myself”. We listened attentively to her words, nodded courteously; the discu...
متن کاملFemale genital mutilation.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to provide an up to date account of recent papers and attitude on female genital mutilation in the past year. It is aimed at all professionals caring and supporting women/girls with female genital mutilation, and to identify gaps. RECENT FINDINGS Given the multidisciplinary complexity of the practice of female genital mutilation, it is surprisin...
متن کاملFemale genital mutilation.
Female genital mutilation, also misleadingly known as female circumcision, is usually performed on girls ranging in from 1 week to puberty. Immediate physical complications include severe pain, shock, infection, bleeding, acute urinary infection, tetanus, and death. Longterm problems include chronic pain, difficulties with micturition and menstruation, pelvic infection leading to infertility, ...
متن کاملFemale genital mutilation.
THE PROBLEM OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) INSPIRED NEARLY 100 medical students from 3 continents to submit their work for the 2002 John Conley Ethics Essay Contest for Medical Students. Essayists discussed ethical issues that would arise if an 18-year-old woman requested thatasurgeonintheUnitedStatesperformFGMonherbeforeshereturned home to Africa, where FGM is most commonly practiced. Also...
متن کاملFemale genital mutilation
The need for health care professionals to be aware of the reasons and the numerous health issues associated with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is addressed here. Αim : The purpose of this study was to outline the significance of the health professionals’ role while dealing with excised women. The method οf this study included bibliography research from both the review and the research literat...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0196-0644
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.012