GIRL CHILD SERIES 2: THE GIRLCHILD DON'T DESERVE THIS PAINS

      
Female Genital Mutilation (or female genital cutting), comprises all surgical procedures involving partial or total removal of the external genitalia or other injuries to the female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons
FGM is practiced in about 28 African countries as well as in a few scattered communities in other parts of the world. It is one of the most serious forms of violence against the girl child/woman and is practiced in Nigeria for a number of reasons:

• Psychosexual: to attenuate sexual desire in the female, maintain chastity and virginity before marriage and fidelity during marriage, and increase male sexual pleasure.
• Sociological:  for  identification  with  the  cultural  heritage,  initiation  of  girls  into womanhood, social integration and maintenance of social cohesion and social acceptance.
• Hygiene and aesthetics: among some societies, the external female genitals are considered unclean and unsightly, and so are removed to promote hygiene and provide aesthetic appeal
• Religious: female genital mutilation is practiced in a number of communities, under the mistaken belief that it is demanded by certain religions;
• Others : to enhance fertility and promote child survival, better marriage prospects and helps delivery of babies
THE PROCEDURES AND TYPES
Involves partial or total removal of the external female genital and/or injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or any other non - therapeutic reasons, and is commonly classified into three types:-
Type1-Clitoridectomy is the least severe form of the practice and involves the removal of the hood or of the clitoris and or part of the clitoris itself.
Type 2 -This is a more severe practice involving the removal of the Clitoris along with partial or total excision of the labia minora.
Type 3 -Is known as infibulation and the most severe form of FGM. It involves the removal of the clitoris, the labia minora and the adjacent medial part of the labia majora, and the stitching of the vaginal opening leaving an opening the size of a pinhead to allow for the flow of urine and menstrual blood.
HEALTH EFFECTS INCLUDE;
• Failure to heal
• Abscess formation
• Cysts
• Excessive growth of scar tissue
• Urinary tract infection
• Painful sexual intercourse
• Hepatitis and other blood-borne diseases
• Reproductive tract infection
• Pelvic inflammatory diseases
• Infertility
• Painful menstruation
• Chronic urinary tract obstruction/bladder stones
• Obstructed labor
• Increased risk of bleeding and infection during childbirth.Very importantly Increased susceptibility to HIV/AIDS.
CALL TO ACTION
• Call for legislative provisions and stern measures to prohibit the practice
• Development of alternative sources of income for circumcisers
• Strong advocacy campaigns against
the practice nationwide by working with the media on information, education and communication campaigns that have an impact on the public’s understanding of, and societal attitudes to FGM.
  In conclusion, no girl or woman deserve this pains it is violation on their human rights. 

SAY NO TO FGM/C!

~By. 
Nwabuisi Gospel 

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