Clitoral Reconstruction (CR) in FGM/C Patients

University Hospital Basel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting (FGM/C)

Treatments: Other: Interview after one year or more from the treatment received

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05026814

2021-01190 bb21Sartorius;

Details and patient eligibility

About

Surgical interventions to reconstruct the vulva together with psychosexual care have been proposed as a multidisciplinary care concept for women who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).

This cross-sectional study is to assess the experiences of multidisciplinary care of women who request CR at Geneva University Hospital (HUG) in order to analyze the expectations and motivations for clitoral reconstruction, to study the reasons for deciding against or in favor of CR and to study the outcome of the care received (CR+ psychosexual care versus psychosexual care alone) in sexual response, eventual dyspareunia, genital self-image and overall satisfaction through questionnaires.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Signed informed consent of the present study
• French and / or English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Insufficient knowledge of project language (French/English)
• No informed consent
• Inability to sign consent

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

Women with FGM/C

Description:

Women who requested clitoral reconstruction after FGM/C between 01/2013 until 04/2021 and underwent multidisciplinary care consisting of psychosexual care (PC) with or without CR. To be included the women had to attend at least one session with the psychologist as part of psychosexual care.

Treatment:

Other: Interview after one year or more from the treatment received