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Female Genital Mutilation/Genital Cutting (FGM/C) refers to several types of traditional cutting operations performed on women and girls. FGM/C has both immediate and long-term harmful consequences to the health of women, including severe bleeding, urination problems, infections, infertility and childbirth complications.

It is estimated that from 100 to 140 million girls and women have undergone some form of genital mutilation/cutting, and at least 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing the practice every year.

Learn more and make a difference:

http://www.unfpa.org/gender/practices3.html

http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/en/index.html

http://www.unicef.org/protection/57929_58002.html