Labiaplasty and pornography: a preliminary investigation (2015)
This study is a Correlation research regarding IV FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Bethany Jones and Camille Nurka
FGM/C Type(s): IV
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To assess the veracity of claims about the level of genital dissatisfaction and support for labiaplasty among women and the direct role of pornography in the uptake of labiaplasty
Study Population: Facebook users
Findings: Pornography consumption in the last five years was not a predictor for genital satisfaction (and inversely,dissatisfaction),but it was associated with openness to labiaplasty. Pornography consumption may work indirectly upon women’s desire for labiaplasty. For example,it may be through men’s pornography consumption,and subsequent evaluation of women’s genitals,that women become dissatisfied,although this was not common in a previous survey of labiaplasty patients. However,another study found that negative interpersonal experiences,such as negative comments about the appearance of one’s vulva,were associated with participants seeking labiaplasty. Some socio-demographic variables were associated with genital satisfaction and openness to labiaplasty. A relationship between education and openness to labiaplasty was established. While this relationship was weak,it was significant. It may be that women who pursue a university degree are less likely to subscribe to cultural norms about femininity.
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