infibulation

ritual surgical procedure
Also known as: Pharoanic circumcision, type 3 FGC

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categories of female genital cutting

  • In female genital cutting: The procedure

    Infibulation (also called Pharoanic circumcision). The vaginal opening is reduced by removing all or parts of the external genitalia (the clitoris, labia minora, and labia majora) and sewing, pinning, or otherwise causing the remaining tissue to fuse together during the healing process. Those procedures that…

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