Definitions of Female Genital Mutilation

Question 1

Type 1

Answer 1

Partial or total removal of the clitoris and/or the prepuce (clitoridectomy).

Question 2

Type 2

Answer 2

Partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (excision).

Question 3

Type 3

Answer 3

Narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris (infibulation).

Question 4

Type 4

Answer 4

All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, for example: pricking, piercing,
incising, scraping and cauterization