FEMALE CIRCUMCISION - AN EMERGING CONCERN IN COLLEGE HEALTH-CARE

Female circumcision (clitoridectomy), a traditional practice in some T hird World societies, is discussed, and related medical procedures are described. Medical and psychosexual implications for the patient are considered, and college health clinicians are encouraged to be prepare d to see patients who have been subjected to the procedure and help th ese young women deal with attendant medical, emotional, and cultural i ssues. One female student's experience at her college health service i s described.