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In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript. Clitoral reconstruction CR has been the subject of several studies in recent years, mainly in the medical field. There are currently no recommendations supporting CR from mainstream medical bodies, and there have been very few ethical studies of the procedure.
This article critically discusses the principal studies produced in the medical field and available reflections produced in the social sciences. Through the theoretical frameworks of postcolonial and feminist studies, the article discusses sexuality and pleasure, gender and identity, and race and positionality, with the aim of promoting collaborative work on CR between researchers and social and health professionals.
In terms of case management, two surgical techniques are practiced: 1 defibulation [ 4 ] and 2 clitoral reconstructive surgery [ 5 ]. Clitoral reconstructive surgery is often managed in a multidisciplinary manner [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ], which can turn this relatively simple procedure i. While there are several terms in use [ 13 ], that of clitoral reconstruction CR is used today to indicate the surgery performed within a global case management framework [ 14 ] and this will be the term employed in the present essay.
Although numerous studies have sought to investigate the long- and short-term physical e. Currently, CR is not officially recommended by any mainstream medical or professional body [ 21 , 23 ].
