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Female Genital Cutting: Epidemiology, Consequences, and Female Empowerment as a Means of Cultural Change Martin Donohoe, MD, FACP ?Nov?06,?2006 The preceding articles in this series discussed historical and contemporary ideals of beauty and methods of body modification.?[1,2]?This content is focused on female genital cutting (FGC), a form of body modification common in many parts of the developing world, and outlawed in most parts of the developed world. FGC is also referred to as female genital mutilation and female circumcision. The term?mutilation, when used with patients, can further damag