Citation

Fayad S, Srom V, Delotte J, Bafghi A, Sorci K, Bongain A. Gynecol. Obstet. Fertil. 2006; 34(2): 134-136.

Vernacular Title

Facteurs psychologiques d'automutilation genitale et interet medico-ethique d'une

Affiliation

Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Reproduction et Médecine Foetale, Hôpital Archet-II, CHU de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, BP 3079, 151, route de Saint-Antoine-de-Ginestière, 06202 Nice cedex 03, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.gyobfe.2005.12.024

PMID

16495110

Abstract

The genital self-mutilation is not rare in women. Risk factors found in these cases are: mood disorders, food behavior anomalies and antecedents of sexual aggression. However, surgical repair is not done in emergency: we find no similar report to our clinical case describing an added up bilateral reduction nymphoplasty carried out in emergency after hemorrhagic genital self-mutilation. We discuss psychological risk factors, psychiatric diagnosis and optimal treatment, studied from medico-ethical point of view, for this surgical emergency.

Language: fr