Gynecologist Accused of Mutilating Hundreds of Women Feb 26, 2008
Carolyn Dewaegeneire, a patient who broke her silence on a national TV news program last week, was admitted to Pambula Hospital on August 2002 to have a minor lesion removed from her labia. Before she lost consciousness to a general anesthetic, she said Reeves leaned over and whispered in her ear: "I'm going to take your clitoris, too.". (Fox News)
The ugly truth about life with a 'superbug' Feb 23, 2008
I had developed a second spot -- on my labia ... But they didn't want to touch the spot on my labia ... I went over to the ER in the same hospital complex; they agreed to change the packing, but didn't want to touch the spot on my labia. (CNN)
Dupuis looking for long-term deal Feb 20, 2008
Did you hear that Andrea Sutton tore his labia, I mean hamstring. Nothing a tampon and vagasil won t cure. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Using quiet diplomacy to reshape women's lives Feb 16, 2008
An estimated 94 per cent of Malian women undergo excision of the clitoris and some part of the labia at some point between birth and puberty. Continued on. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Practitioners of FGM to be jailed Jan 18, 2008
She said FGM covered a spectrum of procedures including Clitorisdectomy (partial or total removal of the clitoris), Excision, where the clitoris and labia minora were removed, Infibulation, that was the complete removal of clitoris and inner surface of the labia majora and the unclassified referring to the application of other substances to the genitals. The major reason for going through FGM was to reduce the sensitivity of the woman to sexual intercourse to make her faithful to her husband. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
How to have sex like a porn star You too can have glamorous porn star sex... Jan 16, 2008
How to have sex like a porn star / You too can have glamorous porn star sex; Violet Blue gets techniques from the pros. " Stop trying to turn me on, Dana. Vaginal douches are standard and douching is really not good for the vagina, at all (it strips out all the helpful, protective bacteria). Sure, cleanliness is the basic wish we all have when we hook up, but for professional on-camera sex work, it's a lot more involved than taking a shower before your date. For instance, say you wake up on... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Africa Joins Fight Against Gender-Based Violence Nov 27, 2007
Detailing the FGM/C phases that an estimated 90 percent of Somali women experience as teenagers, Ahmed said depending on the type of excision made - cutting the tip of the clitoris or removal of the clitoris as well as the minor and major labia - women end up suffering complications during their menstrual period, during marriage and at childbirth. "As the stitching done during FGM leaves only a small opening, this often results in complications that can lead to infections during the menstrual... (allAfrica.com)
Top Cause of Painful Sex Uncovered Nov 12, 2007
The word vulvodynia, literally means painful vulva, which is the part of female genitalia that consists of the mons pubis (fatty tissue at the base of the abdomen), the labia, the clitoris and the vaginal opening. Women who suffer from vulvodynia may experience intermittent or constant pain which can persist for months to years. (Newsmax)
* What's in a name? Nov 1, 2007
It does not, they have pointed out, include the labia and clitoris, the nerve-rich center of a woman's sexual pleasure. "I'm hoping that the use of this new word is part of the objection to only saying 'vagina,' since it doesn't include all of women's genitalia, for instance the clitoris, in the way that 'vulva' does," Steinem said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Women pump up sex lives with surgery Oct 16, 2007
All of these gynecologists, urologists or plastic surgeons have paid Dr. Matlock $54,500 for a three-day course that includes training not only in the G-Shot but in other so-called sexual-enhancement procedures, including vaginal tightening, labia reshaping, liposuction of the mons pubis and reduction of the skin around the clitoris in pursuit of what anyone's guess is the vision of perfection ... In a malpractice complaint against Dr. Matlock filed in Los Angeles this year, a woman charged that... (MSNBC -- Health)
Patrick lost, Tech will win Oct 13, 2007
There, my labia feels better now. Go Chan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Fort Madison nurse faces disciplinary action Oct 10, 2007
The board also charges that Deol artificially ruptured membranes of laboring clients, performed episiotomies and sutured first to third degree lacerations involving the perineum, labia and per-urethral area. Client records show these procedures performed by the midwife. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Bad records in classroom and on field Oct 9, 2007
I think I reinjured by labia. Chan, I love you XOXOXO.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Most Patients Who Have Male-to-female Sex-change Surgery Are Happy, Despite Complications Sep 24, 2007
All the patients studied had had their penis surgically removed, their urethra repositioned and female labia constructed. 93 per cent had a clitoris constructed using a section of the glans of their penis and 91 per cent had a skin-lined vagina. (Science Daily)
Designer Vagina Surgery Is a $5500 Risk, Doctors Say (Update2) Sep 3, 2007
The operations, marketed by cosmetic surgeons as a way to enhance sexual pleasure, can involve injecting collagen into the vaginal wall, altering the organ's outer lips, or labia, or restoring the hymen, the membrane sealing the vagina before first intercourse ... Surgery can be medically necessary to repair muscle damage from childbirth, or to reduce the size of the labia in women who have discomfort caused by unusually long flaps of skin, doctors say ... The U.K.'s National Health Service in... (Bloomberg)
* World News Quick Take Sep 2, 2007
The procedures include changing the shape or size of the labia, "restoring" the hymen, and tightening the vagina. Abbey Berenson, who helped write the guidelines, said: "It's important that women understand the potential risks of these procedures and that there is no scientific evidence regarding their benefits.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Vaginal rejuvenation unnecessary, not safe Sep 1, 2007
The procedures include changing the shape or size of the labia, restoring the hymen, and tightening the vagina. Dr. Abbey Berenson, who helped write the guidelines, said some women may be fooled by deceptive marketing practices into thinking they need the surgery because they are somehow abnormal. (MSNBC -- Health)
Women urged to shun trendy plastic surgery Sep 1, 2007
Among the treatments doctors are offering, only labiaplasty, which involves trimming and reshaping part of the external genitalia, is well documented in the scientific literature ... Britain's National Health Service reported a "doubling" in the number of labiaplasties in the last five years, according to the report ... His specialties are labiaplasties and clitoral hood reductions, a procedure that removes excess skin. (Chicago Tribune)
"Dr. 90210" -- or Dr. Crotch? Sep 1, 2007
-- a labia reduction ... While much of the surgical procedure was blurred or pixilated, the portions of labia removed were proudly displayed on-screen in all their E ... Earlier, there was a different episode about a couple where both the male and female had malformed genitals: Natalie needed a labia reduction, and Josh struggled with an overly large scrotum. (Townhall.com)
Unionists team up to steal SNP thunder over Holyrood powers Aug 27, 2007
Whatever the "gang of 3 unioinist parties cobble together to the question of more or less Devolution you can be sure of one thing it will be to the advantage of their Westminster bosse, not for the good governance or betterment of the Scottish people. AM2, Glasgow / 7:30pm 26 Aug 2007 #288 AyrshireScotIm not surprised that youre not keen to have me highlight the xenophobic tendencies of many of your party faithful. Perhaps they should desist!On topic, the SNPs so-called national... (Scotland on Sunday)
Laugh it up in Cape Town Aug 24, 2007
A collection of zany street performers will be amusing unsuspecting Capetonians in-and-around the Mother City as part of the Street Comedy Festival, while an extensive programme of the world's most popular short comedy films will be presented at the Labia. And The Late Show, staged in Cape Towns The Bang Bang Club, features a blend of local and international artists performing their edgiest and most adventurous material for up-close and personal humour. (iAfrica.com)
FEATURE-Genital surgery helps Burkina's mutilated women Aug 21, 2007
Variations range from superficial incisions to removal of the exposed section of the clitoris and labia of the vagina, which is sometimes sewn up with only a small opening left. The procedure often takes place in unsanitary conditions with no anaesthetic. (AlertNet)
SENEGAL: FGM continues 10 years after villagers claim to abandon it Aug 11, 2007
It has many forms, ranging from the removal of the hood of the clitoris, to the more severe excision of the whole clitoris and sometimes the labia, to the stitching together of the vaginal opening. The consequences include severe pain, cysts, urine retention, hemorrhage, difficulties during child birth and even death, as well as sexual dysfunction and psychological problems. (AlertNet)
Alba sells off leather products to Rutland Aug 7, 2007
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. Published: 07 August 2007. (Independent)
Hit me in the G spot Aug 3, 2007
Surgeries that shorten or plump labias, tighten vaginal muscles, shrink the skin covering the clitoris and reconstruct hymens have all become available in Canada in recent years ... Some women seek so-called "designer vaginas." Others, whose inner labia extends beyond the outer lips, pay for labiaplasties to ease discomfort ... One 40-year-old mother of two underwent a $9,000 vaginal tightening procedure at Dr. Jackson's clinic in early May, plus cosmetic surgery on her outer labia. (Globe and Mail)
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon Lambastes Labiaplasty Critics Jun 24, 2007
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2007 -- Denouncing the recent flurry of negative articles in the press about female genital surgery known as labiaplasty, Los Angeles plastic surgeon Dr. Grant Stevens says many women have very legitimate reasons for considering the procedure. The media frenzy is borderline irresponsible, according to Dr. Stevens, who fears it might discourage women who would benefit from labiaplasty from getting help ... "Excessively large labia can cause pain in many ways," Dr.... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
If you think you can keep change at bay, dig in for a long battle Jun 21, 2007
Doctors can now grow new vaginal tissue in a lab, from stem cells, for eventual replanting (not to be confused with the hot trend in cosmetic vaginoplasty, by the way, which is an entirely different fascination and has to do with reshaping the labia for improved aesthetics and, you know, functionality. God bless America). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Professed infidel who won't be silenced May 31, 2007
AS A small girl, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's clitoris and labia were cut off with a pair of scissors. She was then sewn up with a piece of twine "to keep her chaste". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The obscenity of porn: X-rated and exploitive May 29, 2007
They may have to shave their genitals and could also be pressured into surgery to cut off their labia. They will have breast implants. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Doctors Warn against Vaginal Cosmetic Surgery May 27, 2007
Taking the quest for ideal beauty to the nether regions, more and more women are undergoing labial surgery ... In 2004 and 2005, the British National Health Service performed 800 labial reductions -- six times as many as in 1998 and 1999 ... The procedure often entails reducing the size of the labia, removing the skin which protects the clitoris, and possibly even shortening the entire length of the vagina. (Spiegel Online)
Porn influences plastic surgery business May 26, 2007
The U.K.'s National Health Service in 2004 and 2005 paid for elective surgery on 800 women who had the size of their labia reduced ... The surgery usually involves shortening or changing the organ's outer lips, or labia, but can also include reducing the hood of skin covering the clitoris or shortening the vagina itself, the commentary says ... Labiaplasty costs $5,500 at Bernard Stern's clinic, Emerald Lake Professional Centre, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to the medical group's Web... (AZCentral -- Business)
Top medical journal blasts 'designer vagina' craze... May 25, 2007
Known as elective genitoplasty, the surgery usually entails shortening or changing the shape of the outer lips, or labia, but may also include reduction in the hood of skin covering the clitoris or shortening the vagina itself ... Not only is there a disturbing lack of data about the phenomenon, there has been negligible assessment about surgical after-effects -- and almost zero reflexion as to whether a labial "problem" exists in the first place, the BMJ says angrily ... In 2004-5, 800 "labial... (The Drudge Report)
Health activists look to religion to make the case against female genital mutilation May 25, 2007
In the most extreme form, the clitoris and parts of the labia are removed and the labia that remain are stitched together. Those who practice it believe it tames a girl's sexual desires and increases her marriageability. (North County Times)
Top Ways To Save Your Sex Drive May 4, 2007
com), an over-the-counter topical botanical oil that, when massaged into the clitoris, labia and vaginal opening during foreplay, enhances arousal and orgasm, suggests Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP, director of sexual medicine at the Pelvic Floor Institute at the Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia. The oil has been tested and found to be effective on SSRI patients. (CBS New York, NY)
Sarah Silverman hosting MTV Movie Awards Apr 27, 2007
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Comedian Sarah Silverman will host the MTV Movie Awards, which will be broadcast live on June 3 from the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Studios Hollywood (Reuters)
Cervicitis And Infertility Apr 24, 2007
Symptoms are: Increased vaginal discharge, burning pain when urinating, painful sexual intercourse, itching of the vulva and/or labia (the external female genitalia), bleeding inbetween your periods and lower back pain ... If you think you have symptoms of infection, add a few drops of tea tree oil to your bath, or a tea tree or neem ointment to your vulva/labia. (Suite101.com)
Can selfish lovers learn to return the favor? Apr 13, 2007
I think you mean labia or something, right. Actually, there is evidence that piercing the hood of the clitoris can enhance sexual desire but not by producing multiple orgasms. (MSNBC -- Health)
Trim and improper Mar 14, 2007
"It involves removing all genital hair from the mons pubis, labia and bikini line," according to a statement from the society. "Some hair may be left on the mons pubis depending on individual preference.". (Sydney Morning Herald)
Readers react to circumcision debate Mar 11, 2007
I would no sooner remove my sons foreskin than my daughters labia. Frankly, I see no difference. (MSNBC -- Health)
Live! Rude! Girl! Feb 25, 2007
The former golden girl now spends her days checking in and out of rehab, getting in and out of marriages, flashing her waxed labia, trying to remember what it was she did to become famous in the first place and, like ... The former golden girl now spends her days checking in and out of rehab, getting in and out of marriages, flashing her waxed labia, trying to remember what it was she did to become famous in the first place and, like. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Venturing under the bedsheets Feb 23, 2007
Yes, I was writing the words "penis," "labia," "erection," "moist," "swelling" and "big," but I wasn't speaking them aloud. I wrote them a lot, and I rewrote them. (Newsday -- Opinion)
- Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali on living in fear of her life Feb 4, 2007
The account of being held down by the legs, aged five, and having her clitoris and inner labia cut off with a pair of scissors will certainly alarm many readers. I heard it,' she writes, 'like a butcher snipping the fat off a piece of meat. (Guardian Unlimited)
13 specialists quit Palms West staff to avo000005A8id ER duty Feb 3, 2007
Practicing Medicine has declined into a money-grubbing profession that milks clients, insurers and patients I saw on TV last week on 90210 Plastic Surgeon Reality Show Docs actually charging to 23 year old kids for a medical procedure called Hanging Labia and Scrotum Reduction. The clients were presented as traumatized and the Doctor as a Saviour. (The Palm Beach Post)
Vulval Pain and Fertility Jan 29, 2007
The clitoris, labia and other areas can become deformed or disappear altogether and the vagina may narrow or close off which would require an operation. How Can I Get Pregnant. (Suite101.com)
Time for the chop Dec 24, 2006
In other words, this procedure is very similar to partial removal of the clitoris or removal of the labia in women ... Clearly, these people do not understand what a foreskin is or how easily it retracts: ` They don't know that it retracts when it is moved back, that it rolls back and forth over the glans (and labia of a woman) during sexual activities, and that the mere engorgement of the penis can tighten the skin enough so that the foreskin pulls back from the glans. (Nature News Service)
A Small Revolution in Cairo: Theologians Battle Female Circumcision Dec 7, 2006
Type II, or "excision": Removal of the entire clitoris and part or all of the labia minora. Type III, or "infibulation": Removal of part or all of the external genitalia and stitching together of the vaginal orifice, leaving only a small opening. (Yahoo News -- Religion)
Jury convicts father in genital mutilation of girl Nov 2, 2006
In its most extreme form, the clitoris and parts of the labia are removed and the labia that remain are stitched together. Knives, razors or even sharp stones are usually used, according to a 2001 department report. (MSNBC -- Health)
Dad Found Guilty Of Genital Mutilation Nov 2, 2006
In its most extreme form, the clitoris and parts of the labia are removed and the labia that remain are stitched together. MMVI, The Associated Press. (CBS News -- US)
Trial draws attention to genital cutting Oct 30, 2006
In its most extreme form, the clitoris and parts of the labia are removed and the labia that remain are stitched together. "I had maybe read about it in Reader's Digest or some other journal, but not really considered it a possibility here," said Dr. Rose Badaruddin, the pediatrician for the Adems' daughter. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
In Landmark Case, Ethiopian Man Denies Using Scissors To Circumcise Daughter Oct 28, 2006
" His attorney, Mark Hill, acknowledged that Adem's daughter had been cut. But he implied that the family of Fortunate Adem, who immigrated from South Africa when she was 6, may have had the procedure done. The Adems divorced in 2003, and Hill suggested that the couple's daughter was encouraged to testify against her father by her mother, who has full custody. If convicted, Adem, a clerk at a suburban Atlanta gas station, could get up to 40 years in prison. 130 Million Women Worldwide The U.S.... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Different approaches eliminate unsightly and painful condition Oct 3, 2006
Several new therapies are making it easier for people to recover from varicose veins, those purple or blue, wormlike protrusions that most commonly occur on the back or inside of legs but can also appear on the stomach, pelvis, labia and face. Dr. William Martin, chief of general surgery at Huntington Hospital and a board-certified vascular surgeon, says that because they can be unsightly, for many people they're a cosmetic issue that can keep them from exposing their legs in public. (Newsday -- Health)
human natureThe first human penis transplant.William Saletan Sep 30, 2006
According to the case report, published in the Elsevier journal , the beneficiary of the new penisI'm trying not to call him the receiving partnerwas given "systemic broad-spectrum antibiotics, anticoagulation, antispasm agents, and immunosuppressants." He endured penile congestion, discoloration, "venous stasis," "lymphatic drainage," and "segmental epidermis necrosis." European Urology has pictures of the whole process, starting with the original "penile defect." It consists of a scrotum... (Slate)
Bangkok a Mecca for Sex-Change Surgeries Aug 24, 2006
Doctors shorten the urethra and use skin from the penis and scrotum to create a vagina, clitoris and labia. Possible complications include blood clots and leakage from the rectum or bladder through the new cavity created for the vagina. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Chatting online about teen sex Jul 24, 2006
"We get a lot of questions about penis size and appearance and about the size and shape of breasts and labia," Birchard says. "They want to know if the way they look is normal. We'll tell them the average shape and size. Then we say that people come in different shapes and sizes and that it's common to think you look funny or abnormal.". (Toronto Star -- Life)
Time for same-sex marriages? Jun 14, 2006
It s one thing to have to tolerate the lifestyle of the perversion of the human rectum and labia and another to give it legal standing. The next thing you liberals will want is to give legal standing to NAMBLA. As a matter of fact, the ACLU would like to see just that. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Djibouti: Women Fight Mutilation Jun 3, 2006
It is a practice that involves cutting away a girl's inner labia and clitoris, and sewing the wound together, leaving a tiny hole for passing urine and menstrual blood. Siti Robitu, 21, describes a recent argument she had with her family over the circumcision of her four-year old daughter. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: Living With the Trauma of FGM Jun 3, 2006
Hala, like most Sudanese women, underwent infibulation, where the whole clitoris is removed as well as the labia minora and the labia majora. The two sides are then stitched together to create a very small opening for urine and blood to flow. (allAfrica.com)
Study Shows Dangers of Circumcision for Childbirth Jun 3, 2006
The death rate during and immediately after birth is also much higher for those born to mothers with FGM: 15 per cent so in those with FGM I (excision of the prepuce, with or without excision of part or all of the clitoris); 32 per cent in those with FGM II (excision of the clitoris with partial or total excision of the labia minora); and 55 per cent in those with FGM III.. It is estimated that in the African context an additional 10 to 20 babies die per 1,000 deliveries as a result of the... (allAfrica.com)
Female circumcision 'birth risk' Jun 2, 2006
TYPES OF FEMALE CIRCUMCISION Type one - where the clitoris is removed Type two - where the clitoris and surrounding labia are removed Type three - where the clitoris and labia are removed. Women were studied in six countries in Africa - Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan. (BBC News)
Surgery Tightens Vagina, Changes Appearance May 5, 2006
Blatt's office takes calls from all over the U.S. and the world inquiring about vaginoplasty, as well as a different procedure called labiaplasty. "Labiaplasty is a reduction or the recontouring of the small lips on the outside of the vagina, called the labia minora," Blatt said ... "It's very difficult to accept the notion that in the developed Western world, the trend du jour for cosmetic surgery in women is to revise the way the labia or perineum looks," she said. (KCRA 3, CA)
Painful Experience Apr 22, 2006
The most common form of genital mutilation performed in Ghana is known as the excision which include removal of all, or part of, the labia minora, and cutting of the labia majora to create raw surfaces, which are then stitched or held together in order to form a cover over the vagina when they heal ... According to Dr Juliana Aryeh, the effects of genital mutilation can lead to death, as pain, shock, haemorrhage and damage to the organs surrounding the clitoris and labia can occur. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'Endless arousal can cripple a woman's life' Mar 26, 2006
IOL: 'Endless arousal can cripple a woman's life. Proudly searching ONLY South Africa. (Independent Online)
'I am fighting for my sex life' Mar 26, 2006
She said that some people with the condition also have problems urinating because the labia fuse together and cover the urethra. Fabia added that because of the taboo nature of the condition many women were embarrassed to go to their GP for help. (BBC News -- Health)
New sex syndrome found in women! Mar 24, 2006
The syndrome is a physical disorder in which the labia, vulva and clitoris become engorged with blood, causing arousal. PSAS is different from the psychological condition of hypersexuality, the medical term for nymphomania. (Hindustan Times, India)
Plastic Surgery Goes South Mar 13, 2006
Today, the vagina and its neighbors the labia majora, the labia minora, the clitoral hood are the latest bit of feminine real estate considered to be blighted by age or otherwise in need of renovation, beautification and rejuvenation ... Across the country, post-pubescent and peri-menopausal women alike are having their vaginas tightened, their mons pubis liposuctioned, their labial folds nipped and their clitoral hoods tucked ... "I was the type who always wanted to have the lights down low"... (Los Angeles Times)
