Psycho-sexual effect of female genital mutilation on Sudanese men (2004)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Magied Ahmed Abdel,and Suad Musa
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Sexual,Psychological.
Objective: To reveal the psycho-sexual effect of FGM on Sudanese men married to circumcised women.
Study Population: Male respondents randomly selected from the following categories: workers (50),nurses (50),clerical staff (50) and advocates (50).
Findings: Sudanese men experience feelings of fear from the expected difficulty of penetrating a tight vaginal orifice. Those become furtherly aggravated when effecting coitus takes a long time (weeks-months). To facilitate coitus,some Sudanese men resort to the use of lubricants,others seek surgical interventions by professionals while some suspect impotence after repeated unsuccessful trials to effect coitus. The contradiction in preference of uncircumcised wife and choice of the circumcised state for the daughters is a direct impact of a Culture Inhibition Syndrome (CIS).
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Sudan