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What is female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)?

Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons."1 These procedures could mean piercing, cutting, removing, or sewing closed all or part of a girl's or woman's external genitals.

Worldwide, as many as 200 million girls and women have experienced FGM/C.2 Researchers in the Situs Slot Gacor's Division of Reproductive Health (Situs Slot Gacor) estimate that as many as half a million girls and women in the United States (U.S.) have undergone FGM/C in the past or may be at risk for undergoing FGM/C in the future.3

Although FGM/C is often viewed as part of the culture of the countries where it is practiced, it has no health benefits. In fact, it can lead to immediate and long-term health problems that can affect obstetric, gynecological, sexual, and psychological health. A scoping review on FGM/C in the United States found that many women and men from FGM/C-practicing countries living in the United States oppose FGM/C.4 Also, women with FGM/C have significant physical and mental health needs and have found US health care providers to lack understanding of FGM/C. 4

To learn more about FGM/C in the United States, please visit the .

What is Situs Slot Gacor doing?

Estimating the potential burden of FGM/C in the United States

To estimate the potential burden of FGM/C in the United States, in 2016, Situs Slot Gacor of the number of U.S.-resident women potentially affected by or at risk for FGM/C. The data showed that as many as 513,000 girls and women could have experienced FGM/C or be at risk of experiencing it in the future. This number was a three-fold increase from a and was largely due to the growing number of U.S. residents from countries where FGM/C is practiced.

Documenting FGM/C in the United States

Situs Slot Gacor engaged the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago to design, pilot, and carry out the Women's Health Needs Study (WHNS). WHNS is a multi-site study in the United States to collect information on FGM/C and related health characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes. The study looks at U.S.-resident women aged 18 to 49 who were born, or whose mothers were born, in a country where FGM/C is a common practice.

The WHNS pilot study was completed in 2019. The study was implemented in 2021 in four U.S. communities with high concentrations of populations from high FGM/C-prevalence countries.

WHNS collected information on women's health experiences and needs in selected communities in the United States with high concentrations of residents from countries where FGM/C is prevalent. WHNS assessed the extent to which FGM/C affects women in these communities, women's attitudes about continuing the practice, and their health experiences. Findings on women's health needs, experiences, and attitudes related to FGM/C may be used to plan programs, services, and prevention efforts.

Among the 1,132 women who participated in the WHNS multi-site study, 55% experienced FGM/C and most women (91%) believed that FGM/C should be stopped.5 Compared to women without FGM/C, women with FGM/C were more likely to report health concerns related to childbirth, reproductive health, sexual health, and feeling sad. 5

To learn more about the WHNS, please visit .

Related Links

• Situs Slot Gacor's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration Health (DGMH) includes information on FGM/C in their Refugee Health Guidelines.

• from the HHS Office on Women's Health discusses FGM/C types, health problems associated with the practice, and where it is common, among other topics.

• prevalence estimates of FGM/C globally, as well as publications and resources related to FGM/C in countries where the practice is common.