It hurts when it's done, it makes intercourse painful, it makes childbirth both painful and dangerous for both mother and child. It can cause infections, both immediately after the surgery and later on.
It depends a bit on how radical the mutilation has been. They all make it harder for the woman to enjoy intercourse, some lead to scarring and bad ruptures during childbirth, and may also lead to...
The following countries have the highest number of occurrences of FGM: Djibouti (98%), Egypt (97%), Eritrea (95%), Guinea (99%), Mali (94%), Sierra Leone (90%), and Somalia (98-100%).
Sadly, some cultures believe a woman should not enjoy sex, and that women are meant only to produce children. These cultures seem to also believe that if a woman enjoys sex, she will become...
Well there are different ways of looking at it. If you live in a culture where you wont get married, and in their sense becoming an adult as opposed to always being treated like a child and not...