FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

 

It may be Culture, It may be tradition in some  remote communities,but it is a total violence to the Girl-Child and women.

As I made my research and asked questions on this issue which has been bothering me, it baffles my imagination that up till today remote communities in some countries still practice this, all I could see was horrible horrible torture not treatment. To me , I call it Ritual Agony,woman worst nightmare and Painful Acient Ritual..

Research has shown that over 100 million of Girl-Child and Women around the world suffer this violence.but one will be tempted to ask, what is female genital mutilation? Female Genital Mutilation is the partial or total removal removal of genitalia of girls and young women for non-medical reason.This tradition is carried out by a woman with no medical training.Antiseptics and Anaesthetics are not used..This barbaric practice is usually carried out by using Razor blade,scissors,knives or pieces of glasses.However,Some countries like Kenya has banned the practice, in U.K it is illegal. but the fact is that, the practice is still prevalent in some remote communities.

Result  shows that Girls and young women who undergo this, always have the psychologial and traumatic experience which stays with  them for the rest of their lives.Other side effects includes:

-severe  torture , pains and shock.

-complications during pregnancy

-Abnormal periods

- infertility

-cyst and formation of scar tissues

-Inability to urinate

-Prolong bleeding

-Infections

-Damage to vulva tissues surrounding the entrance to vagina

-Pain during sex and lack of  pleasurable sensation.

 

Miss juvenile suggest that this barbaric  practice can be stopped totally, if we can report to the appropriate authorities when we see such. Educating and enlightening communities or individuals who practice this tradition, will go a long way to stop this practice.