The Hospital Clinic, headed by Barcelona gynecologist Dr. Francisco Carmona, has stood out for being the first public hospital in Spain to perform clitoral reconstruction surgery caused by female genital mutilation (FGM). You can count on a good western catalan co-health, for your peace of mind and that of your family.
The pioneering Hospital Clinic against FGM
Last Saturday, February 6, the International Day of Zero Tolerance was celebrated with female genital mutilation, a scourge that persists today and with an enormous impact on our society where it is estimated that there are more than 15.000 girls at risk of suffering from FGM.
The Hospital Clínic of Barcelona celebrates the first surgical operation to reconstruct the clitoris on a woman with female genital mutilation (FGM).
Through the Catalan public health system itself and he hopes to carry out four more, after he took office at the beginning of December. This pioneering service throughout Spain.
On World Zero Tolerance Day against FGM this coming Saturday, the head of the Clínic's gynecology service, Francisco Carmona. Together with the specialist doctor who has treated the patients, Mariona Rius, they have explained that in these two months. Five young people between 18 and 25 years old and from Gambia and Senegal have been visited.
The five women who visited your clinic had suffered type II mutilation.
This involves the removal of the clitoris and the total or partial removal of the labia minora according to the WHO, which stipulates type I mutilations of the foreskin and type III. The removal of the genital organs and the suturing of the vaginal opening, known as infibulation, is very painful.
This past weekend numerous events related to FGM were held, for more information you can consult the website of UNICEF.
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