Functional Need or Personal Choice: Medical Professionals’ Understanding and Framing of Performing Female Genital Cosmetic Procedures

Hannelore Van Bavel; Anne-Mette Hermans

Functional Need or Personal Choice: Medical Professionals’ Understanding and Framing of Performing Female Genital Cosmetic Procedures

History, Archeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics

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Original language	English
Journal	SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
Volume	tbc
Issue number	tbc
Publication status	Submitted - 2025

Keywords

Female genital cosmetic procedures
women's health
patient autonomy
stigmatisation
plastic surgery
gynaecology
cosmetic gynaecology

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