Study Links Custom of Female Cutting to Infertility

Written by Jill Moss
28 August 2005

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New research suggests that the custom in parts of Africa and Asia to cut the sex organs of girls can cause infertility.  The study shows that girls who are cut have an increased risk that they will not be able to get pregnant later in life.  Researchers believe this is the result of infections that spread to the reproductive organs.


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