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Saudi Arabian Doctors Crusading Against Female Genital Mutilation
Sibian’s colleague Prof Abdulrahim Rouzi said he knew of a case in which a newly married woman bled to death as a consequence of this more substantial form of FGM. "[My colleague in Sudan] saw an 18-year-old woman dying in front of him because her husband could not penetrate [during sex] – so he had brought a knife and cut her," he said.
For their study, Sibiani and Rouzi interviewed 260 women who were attending the obstetrics and gynaecology clinic at King Abdulaziz University Hospital between February 2007 and March 2008. Half had been subjected to FGM and half had not.
The team asked them to complete a questionnaire on their attitudes towards sex and their experience during intercourse. "To our knowledge, there is no study in the literature to assess female sexual dysfunction after female genital mutilation," said Sibiani.
They found that women with FGM were no more likely to suffer pain during intercourse or experience lowered sexual desire. However, FGM made them less likely to experience arousal, lubrication, orgasm and satisfaction during sex.
Sibiani said the study would be more powerful than any research carried out in the west, because local people would regard that as an attempt by foreigners to denigrate their traditions. "The change must come from inside, not from outside, because otherwise they will reject it."
Rouzi said it was vital to have concrete evidence to help change attitudes. "We want to document the complications so we can go and argue that there is no real basis for this cultural practice," he said. "I'm interested in presenting a scientific-based discussion."
The study will be published soon in the journal Fertility and Sterility.
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11/26/2008
looks like most gruesome practise.should be immediately stopped and people be educated.....
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