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Type I: partial or total removal of the clitoris and/or the prepuce (clitoridectomy). | |
When it is important to distinguish between the major variations of type I mutilation, the following subdivisions are proposed: | |
type Ia: removal of the clitoral hood or prepuce only; | |
type Ib: removal of the clitoris with the prepuce. | |
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Type II: partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (excision). | |
When it is important to distinguish between the major variations that have been documented, the following subdivisions are proposed: | |
type IIa: removal of the labia minora only; | |
type IIb: partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora; | |
type IIc: partial or total removal of the clitoris, the labia minora, and the labia majora. | |
Note also that, in French, the term “excision" is often used as a general term covering all types of female genital mutilation. | |
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Type III: narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the | |
labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris (infibulation). | |
When it is important to distinguish between variations in infibulations, the following subdivisions are proposed: | |
type IIIa: removal and apposition of the labia minora; | |
type IIIb: removal and apposition of the labia majora. | |
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Type IV: unclassified: all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for nonmedical purposes, for example, pricking, piercing, | |
incising, scraping, and cauterization. | |
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