Effect of female genital mutilation/cutting on sexual functions (2016)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Biglu Mohammad-Hossein,Alireza Farnam,Parvaneh Abotalebi,Sahar Biglu,and Mostafa Ghavami
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Sexual.
Objective: To investigate the effects of FGM/C on the female sexual function of married women compared to the non-circumcised women in the Kurdistan province of Iran.
Study Population: married women (140 circumcised-women and 140 non-circumcised-women) who referred to the healthcare centers for vaccination,midwifery,or family planning services
Findings: Of the circumcised women,51.4% reported circumcision procedures before the age of 3 years. Religion motivation (53.6%) was mentioned as the most important factor for the family leading to FGM/C. Almost all operations were performed by traditional circumcisers. Non-circumcised women had significantly higher Persian-FSFI total score (25.3 ± 4.34) compared to the circumcised women (17.9 ± 5.39). Sexual function in women with FGM/C is adversely altered. In Kurdistan province women,FGM/C is associated with reduction of scores of Persian-FSFI on all domain scores. Education in general and informing the people that FGM/C is not a religious Hadith certainly would have a great impact on the suffering of the women from FGM/C as well as the level of “desire,arousal,lubrication,orgasm,satisfaction,and pain in the sexual function of women”.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southern Asia
Country(ies):Iran