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FGM Flashcards

1
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FGM

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All procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for cultural or non-medical reasons

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Type 1 of FGM is

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clitoridectomy

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clitoridectomy

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partial or total removal of the clitoris and in very rare cases also the prepuce

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Type 2 of FGM is

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excision

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Excision

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partial or total removal of clitoris and labia minora with or without the excision of the labia majora

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Type 3 of FGM is

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infibulation

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infibulation

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narrowing of vaginal opening by forming seal by cutting labia - pharaonic circumcision

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Type 4 FGM

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All other harmful procedures to female genitalia for non-medical purposes eg piercing, pricking, incising, cauterising

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Deinfibulation

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procedure to open up closed vagina of FGM type 3

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re-infibulation

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re-stitching of FGM type 3 to reclose vagina after childbirth

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11
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Is re-infibulation legal in UK?

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NO

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Justifications for FGM

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increase sexual pleasure for male 
family honour 
preserve virginity 
religion?
improve marriage prospects 
social acceptance 
fear of social exclusion 
hygiene and cleanliness 
enhance fertility
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Who is FGM mostly carrier out on?

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girls from birth to 15 but mostly girls 4-10yrs

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Who performs the cutting?

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women who have respected role in community

healthcare providers

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Prevalence of FGM

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atleast 200M - 3M each year

137 000 in England and Wales

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16
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short term health impacts

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severe pain and shock 
blood borne virus 
infection 
injury to adjacent tissues
sprain, broken bone from restraint
immediate fatal haemorrhage
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Long term health impacts

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PTSD 
sexual dysfunction 
urine retention and problems menstruating 
uterine, vaginal and pelvic infection 
cysts and neuromas
pregnancy and childbirth 
fistula
18
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psychological effects

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depression - anxiety - PTSD - nightmares - flashbacks - loss of trust - fear of intimacy - unresolved anger

19
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What are flashbacks usually associated with?

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pregnancy and childbirth

20
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When has FGM been offence in UK from?

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1985

21
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FGM and law affects…

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those who perform cutting

those who aid the cutting

22
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Key risk factor for FGM

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mother had FGM

23
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other risk factors for FGM

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sister or cousins had FGM
mother requested re-infibulation
less integrated into British society
withdrawn from education

24
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Possible signs of imminent risk

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withdrawn from school
elderly female relative from country of origin visiting
forced marriage

25
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Accessing support

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health visitor - midwife - doctor - sexual health - health services

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