Chapter 3 – Selling a Perfect Vulva? Selling a ‘Normal’ Vulva!
Chapter 3 Selling a Perfect Vulva? Selling a ‘Normal’ Vulva! Virginia Braun A surgeon says women are getting designer vagina surgery to look better in leggings Let us preface this…
General Surgery
Chapter 14 – Addressing Female Genital Dissatisfaction and Distress
Chapter 14 Addressing Female Genital Dissatisfaction and Distress The Role of Nurses and Midwives Yana Richens and Louise Williams Introduction “Do I look normal down there?” This is a question…
Chapter 13 – Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Chapter 13 Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Psychological Aspects and Approaches Lori A. Brotto , Maggie Bryce and Nicole Todd Background: Women and Cosmetic Surgery According to the 2016 report of…
Chapter 10 – Feminist Activism to Challenge the New Industry of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Chapter 10 Feminist Activism to Challenge the New Industry of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Leonore Tiefer Introduction: From Critique to Activism Feminists view activism as a complement to scholarship and…
Chapter 12 – Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery and the Role of the General Practitioner
Chapter 12 Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery and the Role of the General Practitioner Magdalena Simonis Introduction The surge in requests for female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) has occurred in the…
Chapter 11 – Can Better Sex Education Tackle the Rise in Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery?
Chapter 11 Can Better Sex Education Tackle the Rise in Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery? Tove Lundberg Can “comprehensive sex education” [1, p. 475] tackle the dissatisfaction and distress that underpin female…
Chapter 9 – A Historical Analysis of Beliefs Supporting Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Chapter 9 A Historical Analysis of Beliefs Supporting Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Hera Cook Introduction For female cosmetic genital surgery (FCGS) to become a viable practice, major changes had to…
Chapter 8 – Choice and Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Chapter 8 Choice and Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Clare Chambers I google ‘labiaplasty’.1 The first result is for “MYA Labiaplasty – Join 1000s of Happy Patients.” Clicking on the link,…
Chapter 7 – The Law and Ethics of Female Genital Cutting
Chapter 7 The Law and Ethics of Female Genital Cutting Arianne Shahvisi and Brian D. Earp Introduction Nontherapeutic female genital cutting (FGC) typically conjures associations of gender oppression and child…
Chapter 6 – Clinical Evidence of the Effects of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Chapter 6 Clinical Evidence of the Effects of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Lina Michala Introduction Female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) is advertised widely. The rise in uptake of FGCS [1]…
