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L. Mosselmans on myths about #FGM/C at international experts meeting: Western media focuses on extreme cases, giving the impression that FGM/C is usually sexually disabling and associated with very poor quality of life. Yet this is not true for majority of women with FGM/C. "We
tend to think of all women with FGM/C as having horrible sex lives, and all women without FGM/C as having wonderful sex lives, but this is not the case; most women, with and without FGM/C, have sex lives somewhere in the middle." See ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17970975
"When we don't take care to ground our arguments in facts, we can't do our best research, and we can't help women in the most effective way" (paraphrased). "Be wary of seeing 'majority' of women with FGM/C ... this may mean 51%" or it may not be grounded at all.
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Brian D. Earp
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N. Van Eekert (Belgium). Strong trends toward medicalization of FGM/C. Does this help or hinder abandonment? Arguments against medicalization: risks "legitimizing" the practice ("If doctors do it, it can't be all that bad, and might be good"). Data from her study suggest that
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G. Heinrichs reporting on new meta-analysis of sexual function following FGM/C. Attempted meta-regression 2 control 4 potential confounding contextual/demographic variables but there was not enough data: those factors not routinely/robustly collected in studies on sexual function
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Limitations: most data evidence grade is very low to moderate; not all studies had control groups; 5/17 studies did not use exam confirmation of FGM type, demographic factors not routinely collected to allow for controlling of potential confounds.
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