Clitorial circumcision

Female circumcision used to be practised and is still practised in some countries, especially in Africa, as a religious ritual. This procedure has been banned by the WHO as it very often leads to mutiliation of the female genital organ arising from the surgery itself or its complications. In current usage, female circumcision comes under the guise of clitorial hoodectomy. It is claimed, but never scientifically provened, that removing the excess skin around the clitoris enhances sexual response. This procedure should never be done, as it is painful, disfiguring and sometimes fatal as there is an artery at the base of the clitoris which may be lacerated during surgery. Most importantly, it is non-aesthetic and serves no function.