Reply #273: You Asked For It..

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation




Infibulation
The form of female circumcision regarded as the most severe is Type III, which is also referred to as infibulation or pharaonic circumcision. It consists of a clitoridectomy, the removal of the labia minora, the cutting of the labia majora and then suturing of labia majora to cover the vagina, leaving an opening to allow urine and menstrual blood to pass through. The sewn-together labia majora are opened by the woman's husband before sexual intercourse. The labia that are sewn together are not like a mocassin sewn with leather thread which can be opened when the thread is cut. Since the skin is abraded and raw after being cut, it will heal together and form a smooth surface with a scar if joined together with thread and the woman is prevented from moving the wound for some time. Sometimes the legs are bound together to prevent movement. This healed surface must be cut or ripped open for intercourse or childbirth. The husband or wife may insist on the vagina being closed afterwards with subsequent rehealing of the tissue. This procedure may be repeated for subsequent intercourse or childbirth.

This practice is often reported as causing disappearance of sexual pleasure for the women affected, as well as major medical complications. Although advocates of the practice deny this, and continue to carry it out.