If they can, what does it look like? Is like waxy clean. I'm just curious to know. Please don't take this question the wrong way or make it more offensive as it is already.
2007-12-21 18:52:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Aubrey H has given the most accurate answer.
It is performed in a number of African countries, both Muslim and non-Muslim and in some Muslim Middle Eastern countries and in some areas of Indonesia and Malaysia.
It is not for medical or cleanliness reasons, but to inhibit the pleasure that a women has during sex, and therefore make her more "faithful" to her husband.
There are several forms of Female circumcision, or "Female Genital Mutilation".
a) The simplest is ceremonial -- just nicking the clitoris.
b) The next form is the removal of the clitoris -- often done by a local woman with a piece of glass or razor blade on girls between 4 and 8 years old. It is painful and some girls die from infection from the unclean utensils used.
c) The removal of the Labia Minora and the Clitoris -- again, done by the same method and at about the same age, although a few tribes wait until a girl is about to marry -- usually around 13-15 years old. Again, this is painful and some girls die from the unclean utensils. Some tribes use local (traditional) pain-killing drugs to reduce the pain and this is usually with the girls prior to marriage.
d) The most severe form -- the removal of the clitoris, the Labia Minora and scrapping of the inside surface of the Labia Majora then sewing the Labia Majora together leaving a small opening for the girl to urinate and menstruate. Again, this is painful and rarely is there any pain-killers used, and again there is often complications from the surgery, not only from the instruments used, but also from the actual affects of the operation.
2007-12-21 20:11:53 · answer #1 · answered by Walter B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Waxy clean? What? Anyway, I've heard the removing the clitoris is like female circumcision, but that's ridiculous, because after that it's just so freaking painful, and can cause all sorts of problems and infections, and some women even die from the shock of pain. And think that would more likely coincide with cutting off the tip of the penis (yeah, ouch!). I guess I don't think there could be anything equivalent to circumcision for females.
2007-12-22 03:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by Peace Out 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Female Genital Mutilation, or Female Circumscision is a common practice in many cultures. It describes a wide range of practices, from the removal of the clitoral hood, the labia, the clitoris itself, or a combination of all three. It is usually performed with less than clean tools and without anaesthetic. It is often performed as a coming of age ceremony or as a means to reduce sexual desire in females. It, like male circumscision, is medically unneccessary. Cleanliness is not an issue if uncircumscized males and females are taught proper hygiene.
2007-12-22 03:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by Aubree H 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Actually, female circumcision is very real and it's also very barbaric. When a male is circumcised, it cuts away the outer layer of skin on the penis. It decreases the risk of causing prostate cancer and can even lower the risk of contracting certain STD's. Female circumcision is very very different. The procedure involves removal of the clitoris. The clitoris contains more nerve endings than the entire male penis. So when a woman gets circumcised... she can no longer feel any sexual gratification. Here's a website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_circumcision
2007-12-22 03:04:46 · answer #4 · answered by gyoza1216 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure I understand the clean waxy thing but from what I heard they can be circumcised.
2007-12-22 03:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by lissa 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
When I read this question, I was thinking to myself "what the hell do they wanna cut off a woman?" But after reading the answers and checking the links, that is absolutely insane... It sounds so horrendous!
But thank you for asking... I learned something that I hope I never have to hear of again... *ouch*
2007-12-22 04:01:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I may be wrong here and I hope that if I am. Please correct me if I am wrong but in certain parts of Africa (and maybe in other places) there is a practice where a young woman is circumcised. It involves the removal of the clitoris (by a blade). It is barbaric but is done to keep the woman faithful.
2007-12-22 03:09:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is really barberic. Even for males nowadays they go to a hospital for a hygenic circumcision,
Girls mutilation done indoors by women in Africa and Arab countries
2007-12-22 10:33:50 · answer #8 · answered by chitrabanu 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ok...um....OW..... =l...
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2007-12-22 07:43:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋