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  2. Genital modification and mutilation - Wikipedia

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    Castration in the genital modification and mutilation context is the removal of the testicles. Occasionally the term is also used to refer to penis removal, but that is less common. Castration has been performed in many cultures throughout history, but is now rare. It should not be confused with chemical castration.

  3. Infibulation - Wikipedia

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    Infibulation is the ritual removal of the vulva and its suturing, a practice found mainly in northeastern Africa, particularly in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan. [1] The World Health Organization refers to the procedure as Type III female genital mutilation. The term can also refer to the entirely different practice of placing ...

  4. Female genital mutilation - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision[a]) is the cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. FGM prevalence varies worldwide, but is majorly present in some countries of Africa, Asia and Middle East, and within ...

  5. Category:Circumcision - Wikipedia

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    Female genital mutilation‎ (3 C, 43 P) M. ... Pages in category "Circumcision" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... Skin bridge; Jacob ...

  6. Female genital mutilation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting, includes any procedure involving the removal or injury of part or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. [ 1 ] While the practice is most common in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, FGM is also widespread in immigrant communities and metropolitan ...

  7. Prevalence of female genital mutilation - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the % of women and girls aged 15–49 years (unless otherwise stated) who have undergone FGM/C according to the March 2020 Global Response report [1]. Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting (FGC), female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, [2] is practiced in 30 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, [3] in ...

  8. Foreskin piercing - Wikipedia

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    Foreskin piercing is a piercing that passes through the foreskin of the penis. It is the male equivalent of a clitoral hood piercing in females. It is a generally fast-healing piercing and involves a relatively simple procedure. The only true requirement is the male must have not been circumcised (or at least have sufficient foreskin left from ...

  9. Religious views on female genital mutilation - Wikipedia

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    He states that the Arabic for "the two circumcision organs" is a single word used to connote two forms of circumcision. While the female form is used to denote both male and female genitalia, it should be considered to refer only to the male circumcised organ. [66] A hadith in Sahih Bukhari says: "I heard the Prophet saying.