Mutilación genital femeninasituación basal, disfunción sexual asociada y manejo de la misma

Resumo

This paper is a review of female genital mutilation (FGM) and one of its complications: sexual dysfunction. The aim is to update the knowledge on this topic and to bring up the fact that further investigation is needed. Although its practice is anecdotal in developed countries, female genital mutilation is a human rights violation and its prevalence is extremely high worldwide. Moreover, FGM is related to several medical complications, such as obstetric, infectious or urinary complications, that clinicians must be aware of when they assist women who come from countries where this practice is common. Our emphasis on sexual dysfunction related to FGM tries to highlight the fact that we must also take care of this complication, which has been proved in several papers and it is usually measured by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Finally, we present several deinfibulation and clitoral reconstruction techniques.