Removal of clitoris media

The reasons for this were unclear, but may be connected to genital and urinary tract infections and the presence of scar tissue. The height of clitoral surgeries in the U. Yet the reasons for the practice are often rooted in gender inequality. In the nineteen thirties, the French psychoanalyst Marie Bonaparte studied African clitoral surgical practices and showed that these often involved removal of the clitoral hood, not the clitoris. Anthropologists have accused FGM eradicationists of cultural colonialism , and have been criticized in turn for their moral relativism and failure to defend the idea of universal human rights. Further information: Female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom. Intersex Society of North America.

She called in one of the slaves named Mieko and had her stand on the platform in front of me. According to the World Health Organization, there are four types of female genital mutilation , the first one being: Clitoridectomy : partial or total removal of the clitoris a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals and, in very rare cases, only the prepuce the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris. Please view with respect and intelligence, or don't view at all. Where is it? Sexual behavior is another reason for clitoridectomies. I was instructed to open my mouth and my tongue was grabbed in a set of forceps.

In a less common surgery called clitoral recession, the surgeon hides the clitoral shaft under a fold of skin so only the glans remains visible. It is I who had you skinned and if you look here next to my chair you can see the finished result of our house leather workers. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Feminist Legal Studies. With the right moves, you can get the pleasure you crave and use your hood — no matter the shape or size — to your advantage.