Academic Research
Here are some research papers we recommend relating to FGM complications; FGM clinical care; FGM and sexuality; deinfibulation and reconstructive surgery; and FGM and the Law. For research specifically on FGM in Somalia and Ethiopia, or reports on prevention and social change programmes, click here.
FGM Complications and Care
Effects of female genital cutting on physical health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Urogenital complications among girls with genital mutilation: a hospital-based study in Kartoum
Psychological, social and sexual consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): a systematic review on quantitative studies
Female Genital Mutilation: Health Consequences and Complications
Exploring the capacity of the Somaliland healthcare system to manage female genital mutilation/cutting-related complications and prevent the medicalization of the practice: a cross-sectional study
The experience of NHS care for women living with female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome: WHO collaborative prospective study in six African countries
A systematic review of the health complications of female genital mutilation including sequelae in childbirth
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) statement released by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
FGM Clinical Care:
Pregnancy, LABOUR, CHILDBIRTH, POSTPARTUM, DEINFIBULATION AND CLITORAL RECONSTRUCTION
Female genital mutilation: A visual reference and learning tool for health care professionals
Female Genital Mutilation: The Role of Health Professionals in Prevention, Assessment, and Management
Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting in Girls
Maternity care of women affected by female genital mutilation/cutting: An audit of two Australian hospitals
Maternity care experiences and health needs of migrant women from female genital mutilation–practicing countries in high‐income contexts: A systematic review and meta‐synthesis
Obstetric outcomes for women with female genital mutilation at an Australian hospital, 2006-2012: a descriptive study
Reasons for and Experiences With Surgical Interventions for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
FGM and sexuality
Pleasure and orgasm in women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Virility, pleasure and female genital mutilation/cutting. A qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of medicalized defibulation among Somali and Sudanese migrants in Norway
Deinfibulation and reconstructive surgery
Does the timing of deinfibulation for women with type 3 female genital mutilation affect labour outcomes?
The use of intrapartum defibulation in women with female genital mutilation
Exploring the views of female genital mutilation survivors, their male partners and healthcare professionals on the timing of deinfibulation surgery and NHS FGM care provision (the FGM Sister Study): protocol for a qualitative study
Reconstructive surgery for female genital mutilation
Mental Health and FGM
Effect of female genital mutilation on mental health: a case-control study
Depression, Anxiety, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and a History of Pervasive Gender-Based Violence Among Women Asylum Seekers Who Have Undergone Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Retrospective Case Review
Polyvictimization and mental health consequences of female genital mutilation/circumcision (FGM/C) among Somali refugees in Kenya
The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review
FGM AND LAW
The Response of Human Rights Law to the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria
Female Genital Mutilation around The World
Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation, Fourth Edition
FGM Complications and Care
FGM Clinical Care
FGM and Sexuality
Deinfibulation and Reconstructive Surgery
Mental Health and FGM
FGM and Law