Clitoral reconstruction and psychosexual care after female genital mutilation/cutting: Assessment of multidisciplinary care
Meyer M., Sartorius G., Abdulcadir J.
Prospective Study with a reported sample of 20, published in Womens Health (Lond) (2025) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
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- Study type
- Prospective Study
- Journal
- Womens Health (Lond) (2025)
- Reported sample size
- 20
- Source database
- Europe PMC
- PMID
- 40162955
- PMCID
- PMC11960189
- DOI
- 10.1177/17455057251315814
- NCT
- NCT05026814
Abstract (original English)
Background Multidisciplinary care following female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) can consist of surgical interventions such as clitoral reconstruction (CR) in combination with individualized psychosexual care (PC). Evidence on both treatments, alone or in association, is limited. Objectives To investigate the overall satisfaction with PC only or PC in combination with CR. Design Cross-sectional study of women who attended the FGM/C outpatient clinic under study and asked for CR between January 2013 and November 2021. Methods Data were collected through questionnaire-based interviews on motivations for asking for CR, psychological well-being (World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index), sexual response (Female Sexual Function Index), vulvar pain, genital self-image (Female Genital Self-Image Scale), overall satisfaction with the care received, and, in the case of CR, postoperative complications. Results The 20 women included underwent therapy primarily to feel repaired or reconstructed and to improve their sexual function. Mean overall satisfaction with the care was rated 8.95/10 ± 1.39. Twelve (60%) received CR in combination with PC. Eight (40%) received PC only. Women who received combined therapy reported higher overall satisfaction (9.17 versus 8.57), psychological well-being (17.8 versus 9.25), sexual response (31.22 versus 21.56), and genital self-image (25.60 v
What this study does not prove
- • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
Evidence level
Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.
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