AIM To verify the effect of circumcision on female sexuality and to define the need for clitorolabioplasty in these cases. METHODS Thirty uncircumcised controls, 30 minorly circumcised, 30 minorly circumcised mutilated, and 57 circumcised cases having clitoral cysts were selected on random bases at Kasr El Aini School of Medicine. Sexuality was assessed by a special questionnaire sheet prepar...

BACKGROUND Eastern Ethiopia hosts a substantial number of refugees originated from Somalia. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a common practice in the area, despite the campaigns to eliminate it. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 492 respondents sampled from three refugee camps in Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, to determine the prevalence and associated factors of...

294 ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS with the human female orgasm, ranging from women who have difficulty in achieving sexual satisfaction to pharmaceutical companies trying to develop a female version of Viagra. Films like When Harry Met Sally take advantage of the cryptic nature of female orgasm to point to how easy it is to fake. Biologists, too, have problems with female orgasm, or at least its...

PURPOSE We defined basic guidelines for transcutaneous mechanical nerve stimulation in modifying pelvic floor responses in women and determined the efficacy of transcutaneous mechanical nerve stimulation in treating stress urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Perineal and clitoral transcutaneous mechanical nerve stimulation was performed in healthy volunteers while measuring changes in...

prepubertal girls more sensitive to a variety of chemical, physical, and microbiologic irritants. The normal hymen looks thin, with an average opening of about 4 mm. However, there is great variability in normal hymenal shape, ranging from imperforate to multiple small fenestrations to oval, round, or stellate openings (Fig. 21.1). Abnormal findings that may correlate with vaginal penetration i...

Excessive androgen production may cause changes in female skin, such as hirsutism and acne. The administration of antiadrogenic hormone such as cyproteron acetate, may eliminate the hyperandrogenic effect on the skin. Hairloss may also caused either by hyperandrogenemia or by low estrogen level. The administration of either antiandrogen or estrogen may reduce hairloss. Virilization, which inclu...

Three Cocker Spaniel dogs, 2–3 months old, weighing 3–4 kg, were presented to the Chonbuk Animal Medical Centre, Chonbuk National University, with intersex anomalies. Physical, radiological, gross, histological, hormonal and cytogenetic studies were performed. Physical examination of the external genitalia revealed that the dogs possessed the vulva with an enlarged clitoris protruding from the ...

OBJECTIVE To describe variations in genital dimensions of normal women. DESIGN Observational cross-sectional study. SETTING Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, University College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK. POPULATION Fifty premenopausal women having gynaecological procedures not involving the external genitalia under general anaesthetic. METHODS A cross sectional study using digit...

Female genital cutting (FGC) is a tradition practiced in parts of Africa, Middle East and Asia. Type III FGC, also known as infibulation, involves removing part or all of the external genitalia, generally, the prepuce, clitoris, labia minora, and majora. The remnant raw surfaces are sutured together (infibulated) using catgut sutures, thorns, or other adhesive concoctions to cover the urethra a...

Abstract Introduction There is currently no standardized approach to innervation in radial forearm phalloplasty. This includes both the number and combination of nerve coaptations that are performed. It also under-recognized executed phalloplasty equivalent sensory transfers. well documented a key component successful transfer sufficient donor:recipient (D:R) axon ratio. Evidence suggests minim...