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Despite awareness since the 1980s and a legal framework to punish sexual mutilation, this tradition continues in many countries, particularly in Africa but not only in the Middle East, Malaysia and Indonesia. This custom, carried out among increasingly young little girls, exposes them to infectious, hemorrhagic and even death risks and sometimes significant obstetric complications. Every year, 3 million girls and young women are sexually mutilated around the world, or one woman every 15 seconds. In recent years, a surgical repair technique has been created by a French urologist, Professor Foldès. This technique allows clitoral reconstruction. Sensory reacquisition after this intervention may take a few months, but the functional results are quite good. There is little or no data concerning the use of reconstructive surgery for these mutilated patients consulting in sexology and the future of patients post-operatively or who have not had recourse to reconstructive surgery. The investigators then questioned the decision of these patients and their future.


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Study Design


NCT number NCT06183463
Study type Observational
Source University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Contact Jeanine OHL, MD
Phone 33 3 69 55 34 49
Email jeanine.ohl@chru-strasbourg.fr
Status Recruiting
Phase
Start date November 24, 2022
Completion date December 2023