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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"female genital"”.
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Effects of female genital mutilation on childbirth
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined by the World Health Organisation as the deliberate total or partial removal of the external female genitalia, or other deliberate injury to the female genitalia, which is carried out for non-therapeutic purposes. The practice is widely condemned. …
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Female Genital Mutilation and Marital Satisfaction among Kenyan Females
The pernicious practice identified as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises of various procedures that damage female genitalia for non-therapeutic intentions and is widely considered a human rights violation. Globally, tangled cultural and religious traditions are responsible for perpetuating …
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Why does family law treat female genital mutilation and circumcision differently?
… Wales draws a fundamental distinction between female genital mutilation (‘FGM’) and circumcision. The former is a criminal abuse of human rights which, for the purposes of section 31 of the Children Act 1989, can never fall within the ambit of reasonable parenting. The latter is, in principle, …
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Mucosal adjuvants and their mode of action in the female genital tract
… all over the world today. One of the most common genital ulcerative diseases is caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 with over 536 million people infected world-wide. Despite tremendous efforts, there are only vaccines against sexually transmitted human papillomavirus available today. The lack of …
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Impact of the mycobiome on the health of the female genital tract
The female genital tract microbiome comprises a community of microorganisms. Imbalances in the microbiome are associated with vaginal diseases such as bacterial vaginosis (BV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These diseases greatly burden South Africa, and young women in this region are …
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Gene expression patterns of the female genital tract and immunomodulation by Lactobacillus species
Inflammation in the female genital tract (FGT) is associated with increased HIV-1 viral replication, HIV-1 transmission and HIV-1 acquisition. The optimal commensal Lactobacillus bacterial species is associated with reduced inflammation in the FGT and dampened immune responses to non-optimal …
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Female Genital Mutilation: Why Does It Continue To Be A Social And Cultural Force?
… factors contributing to the persistence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among Somalis in the Diaspora and in Somalia. Starting with an extensive review of the literature, I identify possible critical factors that sustain FGM. I proceeded to test those factors from the literature against …
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Effects of hormonal contraceptives on the female genital tract microbiota in South African adolescents
… might affect HIV-1 risk through changes in the female genital tract (FGT) microbiota. We examined the impact of three different HC methods on the adolescent female genital tract microbiota and related cytokine and HIV target cell levels at the cervical mucosa in a randomized, crossover trial. …
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Female Genital Cutting in the United Kingdom: A feminist phenomenological study of perceptions and lived experiences
Female Genital Cutting (FGC) more widely known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is thought to affect 66,000 women and girls in the United Kingdom (UK) (Kueppers, 2013). Whilst there has been a vast amount of research on the physical impacts of FGC, there has been less research on the wider social …
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Impact of long-acting contraceptives on female genital tract cytokine profiles in a randomised controlled trial
The Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) trial found no substantial difference in HIV acquisition risk between women randomised to injectable depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), copper intrauterine device (IUD) or the levonorgestrel (LNG) implant. However, it remains …
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A New Ethical Model for The Analysis of Care for Refugee Women Who Experience Female Genital Cutting
… and distinctive practices. One such practice is Female Genital Cutting/ mutilation (FGC/m). FGC is a medical procedure that alters the natural structure and functioning of the female body. It is also a cultural tradition and custom. Until recently, worldwide studies estimated that approximately …
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Kukataa: An Afrocentric Exploration of Nongovernmental Organization Refusal in the Context of Female Genital Cutting in Tanzania
Female genital cutting is often depicted in media spheres through numerical statistics and one to two-lined captions that do not effectively capture the full humanity of the Black girls and women they are describing. The numerical statistics and pictorial captions provide myopic and ahistorical …
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The Impact of Criminalisation on Female Genital Mutilation in England: From the Perspective of Women and Stakeholders
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a global problem that stems from gender inequality. Increased migration from countries that perform FGM to England has led to the practice travelling across borders. FGM is subject to heightened political debate and media sensitivity in the England and across the …
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Impact of HIV infection on the frequency and phenotype of Th17 cells in the female genital tract
… activation. The role of Th17 cells in regulating genital mucosal immunity during HIV infection is less well described. The aims of this study were (1) to compare the frequency and phenotype of Th17 cells in the female genital tract and blood in uninfected compared to HIV-infected women; and (2) to …
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The continuation of female genital mutilation in Nigeria: a mixed methods study of Igbo men’s views and perpetuating factors
Background/Aim: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice involving the partial or total cutting of the external female genital organs or other injuries to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes. The views and attitudes of women towards FGM are widely researched and known. …
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Healing beyond the scars of female genital mutilation (FGM): the experiences of Somali women in England with therapeutic interventions
… of Somali women in the UK who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or FGM reversal. It focuses on participants' perceptions of psychological interventions and, from these experiences, assesses the cultural competence of therapeutic interventions, addressing a significant gap in the …
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The effects of a digital educational intervention on undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, knowledge and self-efficacy with female genital cutting
… to increasing transmigration, care of women with female genital cutting FGC has become a national and global public health and human rights issue. The US is one of the Western countries that have a large number of women who underwent or are at risk to undergo FGC. Based on the US Population …
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Role of HAART in reconstituting T-cell function and HIV inhibitory activity in the female genital tract during chronic HIV infection
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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