Female genital mutilation
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Female genital mutilation is the cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. FGM prevalence varies worldwide, but is significantly present in some countries of Africa, Asia
Anti-FGM road sign near Kapchorwa, Uganda, 2004
Nilotic Samburu's female circumcision ceremony. Laikipia plateau, Kenya, 2004
Anatomy of the clitoris, showing the clitoral glans, clitoral crura, corpora cavernosa, vestibular bulbs, and vaginal and urethral openings
FGM awareness session run by the African Union Mission to Somalia at the Walalah Biylooley refugee camp, Mogadishu, 2014
Labia stretching
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Labia stretching, also referred to as labia elongation or labia pulling, is the act of lengthening the labia minora through manual manipulation or physical equipment. It is a familial cultural practic
Female genital mutilation
…includes nicking of the clitoris (symbolic circumcision), burning or scarring the genitals, and introducing substances into the vagina to tighten it. Labia stretching is also categorized as Type IV. Common in southern and eastern Africa, the practice is supposed to enhance sexual pleasure for the man and add to the…
Khoikhoi woman, drawing from the "Travels of Le Vaillant", 1783
Closeup of enlarged labia, standing