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A rare cause of infertility: A late complication of female genital mutilation

Authors :
Ferjaoui Mohamed Aimen
François Monneins
Gharrad Majed
Belaiba Amine
Source :
Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 266-268 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016.

Abstract

Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice in many African and Asian societies based usually on religious beliefs. This practice made by a non medical and traditional practitioner with non sterile instruments is a source of many complications such as infection, acute and chronic pain, life-threatening hemorrhage, sexual dysfunction, and rarely epidermal inclusion cysts. We report a case of a large epidermal inclusion cyst in a 36-year-old patient, 30 years after a female genital mutilation (FGM). The patient complains of a two-year-secondary infertility with a self-imaging alteration and a sexual dysfunction. The managment of this complication was based on surgery with a psychological support and sexual therapies.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23050500
Volume :
5
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.862d08817980428e9542cea225087b7f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjr.2016.03.001