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Infibulation

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infibulation /in·fib·u·la·tion/ (in-fib″u-la´shun) the act of buckling or fastening as if with buckles, particularly the practice of fastening the prepuce or labia minora together to prevent coitus.
Infibulation
A procedure where the tissue around the vagina is sewn shut, leaving only a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood.

Infibulation
The practice of stitching or clasping the labia majora in young women or the prepuce of young men as a means of preventing copulation
Management De-infibulation by central incision and use of hemostatic sutures


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The cabinet decided to drop the article (13), which deals with female circumcision, taking into account the advisory opinion of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, which distinguish between harmful circumcision or infibulation (Pharaonic circumcision) and the circumcision of Sunna, a less extensive procedure.
38) Infibulation In infibulation (39) circumcision, the entire clitoris and some or all of the labia minora are excised, and incisions are made in the labia majora to create raw surfaces.
In Cameroon, all forms of FGM are practised, the prevalent types being Clitoridectomy and Infibulation.
 
 
 
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