Female genital mutilation is one of the several harmful traditional practices in society today. Female genital mutilation is the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia or the forms of injury on the female genital organs without medical reasons. Additionally, this traditional practice has no health benefits for women or girls. Moreover, it may cause severe bleeding, infections, complications in childbirth, and urination problems. Some societies with traditional customs and beliefs still practice female genital mutilation. Contrastingly, harmful traditional practices are the customs that have bad effects on the health of individuals. Also, they interfere with the goals of equality and the process of economic development.
female genital manipulation and harmful traditional practices
THE EFFECTS OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Traditional customs and beliefs such as female genital mutilation affect the lives of different regions. Primarily, female genital mutilation involves the removal and damage of the healthy female genitalia tissue. Furthermore, it has both short-term and long-term complications on the body. The short-term complications include severe pain, genital tissue swelling, excessive bleeding, infections, fever, urinary problems, and shock. Moreover, such harmful traditional practices may also cause death. The long-term complications include vaginal problems such as itching, urinary, mental and sexual problems. Other effects are childbirth complications and psychological problems such as depression, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
effects of female genital mutilation
HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES IN THE SOCIETY
The common harmful traditional practices are early marriages, marriage by abduction, polygamy, and female genital mutilation. Marriage by abduction is the unlawful taking away of a woman for marriage. Additionally, it causes conflict between families and is a form of sexual violence on women. Furthermore, it results in unhappy marriages, psychological stress, and discontinuation of schooling. People carry out early marriages following their traditional customs and beliefs. They cause health consequences such as fistula, sexual abuse, and early pregnancies.
harmful traditional practices in the society
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