Female Genital Mutilation in Deutschland – erkennen und behandeln

Durch die Migrationsströme der letzten Jahre sehen Gynäkologinnen und Gynäkologen in deutschen Kliniken und Praxen zunehmend Frauen, die von einer weiblichen Genitalverstümmelung betroffen sind. Fachwissen hierüber wird bisher in der ärztlichen Ausbildung nicht immer ausreichend vermittelt. Der folgende Artikel soll einen Überblick zum Thema FGM geben und Wissen für den Umgang mit betroffenen Frauen in der Praxis vermitteln.

Schlüsselwörter

Female Genital Mutilation - Symptomatik - Klassifikation - Untersuchung - Operation - Defibulation - Schwangerschaft

• Literatur

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