How to Treat Female Genital Mutilation?
Medical Treatment:
- If necessary, surgery may be performed to open the vagina. This is known as deinfibulation. Surgery may be recommended if:
- Pregnant women at risk of problems during labor or delivery as an FGM result
- Women who are not able to have sex or have difficulty passing urine as an FGM result
- If possible, deinfibulation should be performed before becoming pregnant
- Usually, it is carried out under local anesthetic in a clinic. A small number of women require either a general anesthetic or spinal anesthetic (injection in the back), which may involve a short time to stay in hospital