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Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Why is this a nursing issue/ problem?

This is a nursing issue/ problem because:
  • There are no health benefits for performing FGM, only harm is caused to girls and women who undergo this procedure
  • Removal or damaging of healthy and normal female genital tissue will affect the normal/ natural functioning of a girl’s / woman’s body
  • Some immediate side effects:          
    • Severe Pain
    • Shock
    • Hemorrhage
    • Tetanus
    • Sepsis
    • Urine retention
    • Open sores in genital region
    • Injury to surrounding genital tissue
  • Long-term consequences
    • Recurrent bladder and urinary tract infections
    • Incontinence
    • Painful menstruation
    • Painful sexual intercourse
    • Cysts
    • Infertility
Taken from http://religionnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/FGM-Anti-FGM.jpg
  • Other issues
    • Increased risk of childbirth complications and newborn deaths
    • Need for further surgeries
      • e.g. repeated sewing and surgical re-opening of vaginal opening
    • emotional and psychological side effects that these women who undergo genital mutilation may go through in silence.
    • misunderstanding and ridicule of these cultures that perform FGM by other nations who look at this practice as immoral and sadistic

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