Female Circumcision: ACOG/WHO Response
Jul 02, 2020•14 min
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Episode description
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is also known as female circumcision. The ACOG and the World Health Organization have issued public statements condemning the practice. What is this procedure? What are the 4 different types of female genital cutting? In this session we will review these answers as well as the immediate and long-term complications of FGM. We will also review the WHO international response to this unnecessary medical practice.
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