Study: 'Designer Vagina' Surgery on Rise, May Be Unsafe Nov 12, 2009
Once considered a rare surgery, female genital cosmetic surgery is becoming more common in wealthy nations and is being advertised to healthy women, according to researchers from University College London ... Here in the U.S., female genital cosmetic surgery is one of the fastest-growing types of cosmetic surgery, with one of the most common procedures being labiaplasty, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. (Fox News)
New warning on 'perfect vaginas' Nov 11, 2009
She also suggests that women who undergo this procedure might experience similar problems in childbirth as those who have experienced female genital mutilation, in which parts of the vagina are ritualistically removed. It is now well documented that women who have undergone such circumcision are more likely to experience significant tearing and bleeding after labour and even the death of their babies, problems which are overcome by Caesarean delivery. (BBC News -- Health)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
No mention of stoning for adultery, zero property rights, female genital mutilation (85 percent of Egyptian girls are cut) and many other abuses that are widespread in the Muslim world. As you said, first-draft material. (Salon)
Why I will not circumcise my baby boy Jul 29, 2009
Some of them even call it child abuse and compare it to the barbarity of female genital manipulation (FMG). Some county authorities, facing tight budgets, have said they have far more important things to do with their resources than spend them on unnecessary operations. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Viagra for her might be on way Apr 19, 2009
Sildenafil or Viagra works by inhibiting a specific enzyme called phosphodiesterase-5, which is known to be present in both male and female genital tissue; it is possible that another form of the enzyme in women could account for the different effect, said R. Clinton Webb, the chairman of the Department of Physiology at MCG and a co-author of the study. It could also explain why Viagra does not work in all men, Dr. Allahdadi said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Africas Evil: An Examination Apr 4, 2009
Using universal human rights values as tools to address these evils, Ghanaian public intellectuals are taking on juju-marabout mediums messing up their system; early marriages and betrothal of women that obstruct their progress such as going to school; female genital mutilation and its physiologically negative implications; human sacrifices that are murders; witchcraft as responsible for varied misfortunes that destroy human agencies; the killing of people (mostly women) accused as witches; the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
