Teufel Katharina, Dörfler Daniela Marianne
Hospital of St. Poelten, St. Poelten, Austria,
Int Urogynecol J. 2013 Dec;24(12):2021-7. doi: 10.1007/s00192-013-2160-5. Epub 2013 Jul 16.
"Female genital circumcision" or "female genital mutilation", as it is called more often, is an operation that is primarily carried out in Africa. Owing to migration, physicians are increasingly confronted with this issue in Western countries as well. A range of negative effects may result from this operation and this article aims to address consequences for female pelvic health. Special emphasis is placed on urogynaecological health consequences; in particular, on "voiding difficulties", "recurrent urinary tract infections" and "vesicovaginal fistula". All of these occur mostly in infibulated women, i.e. in women whose genitalia are sealed by the most severe form of circumcision. Some of the problems that may emerge as a result of the operation can be resolved by defibulation (i.e. surgical reopening of the sealed vulva). Female genital circumcision is a sensitive topic even in the area of research and reliable data are therefore scarce.
“女性割礼”，或者更常被称为“女性生殖器切割”，是一种主要在非洲实施的手术。由于移民因素，西方国家的医生也越来越多地面临这个问题。这种手术可能会导致一系列负面影响，本文旨在探讨其对女性盆腔健康的影响。特别强调了泌尿妇科健康方面的后果，尤其是“排尿困难”“复发性尿路感染”和“膀胱阴道瘘”。所有这些情况大多发生在闭锁型女性身上，即那些生殖器通过最严重形式的割礼被封闭的女性。手术可能导致的一些问题可以通过解除闭锁（即外科手术重新打开封闭的外阴）来解决。即使在研究领域，女性割礼也是一个敏感话题，因此可靠的数据很稀缺。
