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Female circumcision and clitoridectomy in the United States : a history of a medical treatment /

In the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, American physicians treated women and girls for masturbation by removing the clitoris (clitoridectomy) or clitoral hood (female circumcision). During this same time, and continuing to today, physicians also performed female circumcision to enabl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rodriguez, Sarah B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2014.
Series:Rochester studies in medical history.
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Online Access:Texto completo