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A 5 page research paper that explores the history of female circumcision/female genital mutilation and how this relates to the West African family. The writer discusses the health complications, the history and the cultural significance of this practice. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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right, with both men and women placing a huge significance on having children and the family (Emory.edu, 2002) A childless marriage is seen as a curse. Ironically, another cultural practice
of the region, female circumcision, a practice designed to ensure female virtue, can rob the West African family of its greatest desire -- children -- as this practice can cause
sterility, along with a host of other health complications, even death in the most extreme cases. Before exploring further how this practice fits into the experience of West African
family culture, it is helpful to realize precisely what the term "female circumcision" means. Female circumcision is a misnomer because it suggests that this procedure is the female equivalent
of male circumcision, which it is not. Female circumcision would equate with male circumcision is the male procedure involved completely cutting off the penis instead of just the foreskin.
Males still enjoy sexual pleasure and have no long-lasting side effects from circumcision. Female circumcision refers to three separate practices that all involve diminishing female sexuality to various degrees.
The health complications can be both immediate and delayed, with pain being the major accompaniment (Fourcroy, 1999). In most cases, the clitoris is completely removed; however, in some
regions, the "lips" of the vagina, the labia minora and labia major, are also cut. The most severe form of female circumcision is infibulation. This is where all exterior female
genitalia are removed and the opening to the vagina is sewn shut, leaving only a small hole for the purposes of urination and menstruation (Emory.edu, 2002). For women who have
undergone this procedure, and not died from infection, anything having to do with sexuality is an ordeal of pain. On their wedding night, they have to be cut open in
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