TY - JOUR AU - Abdulcadir, J AU - Margairaz, C AU - Boulvain, M AU - Irion, O PY - 2011/01/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting JF - Swiss Medical Weekly JA - Swiss Med Wkly VL - 141 IS - 0102 SE - Review article: Biomedical intelligence DO - 10.4414/smw.2011.13137 UR - https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1232 SP - w13137 AB - <p><p>In multi-ethnic European society medical professionals are faced with an increasing number of women originating from countries where female genital mutilations/cuttings (FGM/C) are practised. Recent studies, however, emphasise the lack of knowledge on this subject. This review article aims to present FGM/C as a complex socio-healthcare and multidisciplinary issue, outlining the definition, classification, epidemiology and anthropologico-legal aspects of FGM/C. It explains the approach to be adopted to FGM/C women, focusing on defibulation, clitoral restoration/repair and re-infibulation. Finally, it reports on the discussions surrounding <em>pricking/nicking</em> and the proposals for alternative rituals in recent years.</p></p> ER -