ArticleSexual medicine2021
Chronic Vulvar Pain After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Retrospective Study.
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- Dyspareunia and Functioning Among Somali Women Who Have Experienced Female Genital Cutting.Journal of sex research · 2026Article
- Female genital mutilation/cutting burden and perceptions among asylum-seeking women in Berlin, Germany: A cross-sectional study.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Discerning Deinfibulation: Impact of Personal, Professional, and Familial Influences on Decision-Making.Qualitative health research · 2025Article
- The 10-Step Cross-cultural Equivalence Process for Developing Measures for Culturally Informed Research.Journal of participatory research methods · 2025Article
- Somatic and autonomic nerve density and distribution within the clitoris: an immunohistochemical study in adult female cadavers.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Clitoral reconstruction and psychosexual care after female genital mutilation/cutting: Assessment of multidisciplinary care.Women's health (London, England)Observational
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Abstract
introductionChronic vulvar pain is a condition that affects many women during their lifetime, including women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C).
aimTo study the prevalence and possible etiologies of chronic vulvar pain among women living with FGM/C.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective review of consecutive medical files of 506 women who consulted our specialized clinic for women with FGM/C between April 1, 2010 and December 31, 2017. We collected sociodemographic and clinical data including information on the type of FGM/C and its complications. We focused on studying the prevalence, etiologies and characteristics of chronic vulvar pain.
main outcome measuresPrevalence and etiologies of vulvar pain in women with FGM/C.
resultsChronic vulvar pain was present in 14 women (2.8%). Pain was unprovoked in one case (7.1%) and provoked in the 13 other cases (92.9%). In most of the cases, women presented vulvar pain related to scar complications such as clitoral or peri-clitoral adhesions or scar tissue (n = 3, 21.4%), bridle scars (n = 1, 7.1%), post-traumatic neuromas (n = 2, 14.3%) and vulvar cysts (n = 6, 42.9%), the latter being found more frequently in women with FGM/C type III. In 2 cases (14.3%) of chronic vulvar pain, no lesions other than FGM/C were visible at clinical examination. Among these 14 women, 12 suffered from superficial dyspareunia as well. The remaining ones had not had any sexual contact for several years. Dyspareunia was present in 126 women (24.9%), among which 75 patients (14.8%) suffered from superficial dyspareunia and 25 patients (4.9%) complained of deep dyspareunia. Fourteen women (2.8%) reported both superficial and deep dyspareunia. Twelve women (2.3%) reported dyspareunia with no specified localization documented in the medical charts. Dyspareunia was significantly more frequent among infibulated women compared to women with FGM/C different from type III (P = .014).
conclusionChronic vulvar pain after FGM/C is probably associated with scar complications and FGM/C type III (infibulation). Dyspareunia is more frequent in women with FGM/C type III. Bazzoun Y, Aerts L, Abdulcadir J. Chronic Vulvar Pain After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Retrospective Study. Sex Med 2021;9:100425.
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