[Immigrants with female circumcision in Switzerland: background information and recommendations for medical practice].

Due to increasing international migration Switzerland hosts women who have undergone female genital mutilation. Complications of female genital mutilation call for a comprehensive medically, socially and culturally adapted care. Health care providers in Switzerland are not adequately prepared to meet the specific needs of the women concerned, particularly because they are rarely exposed and have no national guidelines to rely on. This article based on qualitative research provides recommendations with the aim to improve the care for concerned African immigrant women in the Swiss health care system.