Body enhancement through female genital cosmetic surgery creates ethical and rights dilemmas
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2013-08-01Keywords
Decision MakingEthics, Medical
Female
Genitalia, Female
Health Education
Humans
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
*Women's Rights
World Health
Cosmetic surgery
Ethics
Vaginoplasty
Vulvoplasty
Women's rights
Bioethics and Medical Ethics
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Plastic Surgery
Women's Health
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Female genital cosmetic surgery is surgery performed on a woman within a normal range of variation of human anatomy. The issues are heightened by a lack of long-term and substantive evidence-based literature, conflict of interest from personal financial gain through performing these procedures, and confusion around macroethical and microethical domains. It is a source of conflict and controversy globally because the benefit and harm of offering these procedures raise concerns about harmful cultural views, education, and social vulnerability of women with regard to both ethics and human rights. The rights issues of who is defining normal female anatomy and function, as well as the economic vulnerability of women globally, bequeath the profession a greater responsibility to ensure that there is adequate health and general education-not just among patients but broadly in society-that there is neither limitation nor interference in the decision being made, and that there are no psychological disorders that could be influencing such choices. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.Source
Cain JM, Iglesia CB, Dickens B, Montgomery O. Body enhancement through female genital cosmetic surgery creates ethical and rights dilemmas. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Aug;122(2):169-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.03.020. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.03.020Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30144PubMed ID
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10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.03.020