Bir Kadın Sağlığı Sorunu: Genital Mutilasyon

Dünya Sağlık Örgütü genital mutilasyonu; tıbbi olmayan nedenlerle kadın genital organlarının kısmen veya tamamen çıkarılması, ya da dış genital organlara başka bir biçimde (piercing, kesi yapılması, kazıma, delme veya koterize etme) zarar verilmesi olarak tanımlamıştır. Günümüzde birçok ülkede hala çözümlenememiş önemli bir kadın sağlığı sorunu olan genital mutilasyon, fizyolojik, psikolojik ve cinsel açıdan kadının tüm yaşam evrelerini olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Ayrıca prekonsepsiyonel dönemden başlayarak gebelik, doğum ve doğum sonu dönemlerde komplikasyon görülme sıklığını arttırmaktadır. Bu derlemenin amacı kadın genital mutilasyonu konusuna dikkat çekmek, kadın sağlığı üzerine yarattığı olumsuz etkilerin farkındalığını arttırmak ve literatür bilgisini paylaşmaktır.

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Genital mutilasyon, kadın sünneti

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The World Health Organization defines genital mutilation as removing part or all of the female genital organ for non-medical purposes; or harming external genital organs in any other way (i.e., piercing, cutting, scraping, pricking or cauterizing). As a significant female health problem which still cannot be resolved in many countries, genital mutilation affects the entire life cycle of women negatively in physiological, psychological, sexual ways. Therefore, beginning from preconceptional period, during pregnancy, birth and postpartum period, it increases the likelihood of complications. The aim of this compilation is to draw attention to the issue of female genital mutilation, to raise awareness about its negative effects on women’s health and to share data from the literature about it

Keywords:

Female circumcision, genital mutilation,

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