Reconstructing Sexuality after Excision
The Medical Tools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2151502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michela Villani (0000-0002-5591-8930, University of Fribourg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-281 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0145-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-5882 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01459740.2019.1665670 |
| PMID | 31809583 |
| OpenAlex | W2994529771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 39 |
Clitoral reconstructive surgery is not sufficient to restore women's sexual pleasure after excision. If the surgical technique aims at reconstructing the cut clitoris after type 2 female genital mutilation, the surgery alone cannot reconstruct other dimensions invoked by women in their requests for the procedure. In France, where clitoral reconstructive surgery since 2004 has been entirely covered by national insurance, a multidisciplinary approach precedes the surgery. Ethnographic fieldwork in one public hospital contributes a wider comprehension of the entire process of clitoral reconstruction, as well as the tools elaborated by the medical team. In particular, analysis of the assessments of the psychologist and sex therapist compiled in the medical folders shows how the multidisciplinary medical team developed specific tools. These tools are oriented at reconstructing the patient's sexual sensibility, at breaking through psychological blocks such as self-esteem and body image, and/or at addressing abusive intimate relationships
Clitoris · Human sexuality · Multidisciplinary approach · Multidisciplinary team · Pleasure · Psychotherapist · Reconstructive surgery · Sex organ · Sociology · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Genital Health and Disease · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Surgery
Sexual Conduct
The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)
From the “maturity” of a woman to surgery
Is sexuality research ‘dirty work’? Institutionalized stigma in the production of sexual knowledge
Does Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Affect Women’s Sexual Functioning? A Systematic Review of the Sexual Consequences of FGM/C
When female circumcision comes to the West
Never My Daughters”
I want what every other woman has’
Undoing female genital cutting
The consequences of female circumcision for health and sexuality
Socio‐cultural dynamics of female genital cutting
Discourses on sexual pleasure after genital modifications
Picturing female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgery
Local Rites and Body Politics
Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands
Perceptions of obstetrical interventions and female genital cutting
Clitoral reconstruction
Sexual Health
From Somalia to U.S
A Note on the Uses of Official Statistics
Belief systems enforcing female genital mutilation in Europe
We Have Never Been Modern
Le sexe des femmes migrantes. Excisées au Sud, réparées au Nord
FGM in Switzerland
Circoncision, excision et rapports de domination
Feminism, Anthropology and the Politics of Excision in Mali
Genital Cutting and Western Discourses on Sexuality
Expert medical decisions in occupational medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |