WHO Issues First Guidelines on Treating FGM Victims

Source: Yahoo News - HealthThe World Health Organization on Monday released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to ease the terrible suffering caused by the widely condemned practice. The UN health agency estimates that 200 million women and girls have been subjected to FGM worldwide. Victims are left to cope with a range of consequences from bleeding and pain while urinating, extreme...