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Clitoridectomy

Known as: Amputation of clitoris, Clitorectomies, Clitoridectomies 
National Institutes of Health

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2008
2008
Rethinking the History of Female Circumcision and Clitoridectomy: American Medicine and Female Sexuality in the Late Nineteenth Century
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was one kind of female orgasm and it was clitoral; there was also… 
2004
2004
Modern liberalism, female circumcision, and the rationality of traditions.
Tolerance is at the heart of Western liberalism, permitting mutually exclusive ideas and practices to coexist peacefully with one… 
2000
2000
Genital manifestations and reproductive health in female residents of a Wuchereria bancrofti-endemic area in Tanzania.
1997
1997
Men's sexual behaviour in urban and rural southwest Nigeria: its cultural, social and attitudinal context.
Interview data were collected from 1749 men and 1976 women of mean age 36.0-39.7 years in Ado-Ekiti, Ondo State; Ibadan, Oyo… 
1994
1994
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the clitoris
Genitourinary rhabdomyosarcoma in females usually originates in the vagina or uterus, but rarely the vulva. ‐The authors present… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Female Circumcision in Somalia and Women's Motives
Two hundred and ninety Somalian women have participated in a study. They responded adequately to the questionnaire administered… 
1989
1989
Malignant schwannoma of the clitoris in a 1‐year‐old child
A 1‐year‐old infant with von Recklinghausen' neurofibromatosis was seen because of increasing clitoral enlargement over a 7‐month… 
1977
1977
Experience with Reduction Clitoroplasty for Clitoral Hypertrophy
A technique for reduction clitoroplasty has been devised which provides an excellent cosmetic appearance for female patients with… 
1972
1972
Clitoridectomy: female circumcision in Egypt.
Female circumcision or clitoridectomy has been mentioned in ancient writings from many parts of the world. There are 4 different… 
Review
1960
Review
1960
CLITORIDECTOMY—THE DISASTROUS DOWNFALL OF ISAAC BAKER BROWN, F.R.C.S. (1867)
The investigation of the circumstances surrounding the downfall of the surgeon Baker Brown is reviewed. In March 1866 Brown's… 
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