Reconstructive surgery for female genital mutilation starts sexual functioning in Sudanese woman: a case report
Fazari, A.B.E.; Berg, R.C.; Mohammed, W.A.; Gailii, E.B.; Elmusharaf, K.
Journal of Sexual Medicine 10(11): 2861-2865
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1743-6095 PMID: 23899044 DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12286Document Number: 577943
Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia and/or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or other nontherapeutic reasons. The study aims to describe the method of and findings from reconstructive surgery for FGM victims. We present a case of a 24-year-old Sudanese female, who had undergone ritual FGM type III as a young girl. She had suffered from a large, vulval mass for the last 6 years and came to the clinic because of apareunia. We performed mass excision and reconstructive surgery of the mutilated genital tissue. The giant mass was successfully removed. Remaining genital tissues were approximated and sutured, with hemostasis assured for the reconstructed organs on each side. Reconstructive surgery for women who suffer sexual consequences from FGM is feasible, with a high degree of client acceptance and satisfaction. It restores some of women's natural genital anatomy, and offers the potential for improved female sexuality.
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