User:Rocketshiporion/Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation, also known as Female Genital Cutting, is a set of procedures which involves removing healthy genital tissue from the female body for non-therapeutic reasons. There are 3 basic types of female genital mutilation, and 7 sub-types, and they are described below.

Type 1A - Hoodectomy

The prepuce (also known as the female foreskin) is removed, and all other genitalia are left intact.

Type 1B - Clitoridectomy

The entire clitoris, and all surrounding tissue (i.e. the prepuce) is removed, leaving no erectile tissue behind.

Type 2A - Basic Vulvectomy

The entire labia minora is removed, but the clitoris and labia majora are left intact.

Type 2B - Total Vulvectomy

The entire vulva (both the labia minora and the labia majora) are removed, but the clitoris is left intact.

Type 2C - Vulvectomy with Clitoridectomy

The entire vulva (both the labia minora and the labia majora) is removed, and part or all of the clitoris is also removed. In cases where only part of the clitoris is removed, some erectile tissue (a small fraction of the clitoris) is left behind.