It’s All About Sex: What urban Zimbabwean men know of labia minora elongation

Pérez, Guillermo Martínez; Aznar, Concepción Tomás; Namulondo, Harriet

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“…Participants in qualitative research in Mozambique 29 , Rwanda 30 , South Africa 26 , or Uganda 31 noted that men may feel discouraged to use a female condom as it impedes foreplay with their partner's elongated labia. A research group from the University of Padova in Italy, The Padova Working Group in Female Genital Mutilation, described LME as a 'form of masturbation socially accepted… a pretext for encouraging sexual promiscuity' 32 , and then considered that LME had an influential role on women's higher vulnerability to HIV 25 . This statement was shared by one of the authors of this paper with Zambian women and men that participated in another research conducted in South Africa in 2014 26 .…”

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Determinants of Elongation of the Labia Minora in Tete Province, Central Mozambique: Findings of a Household Survey

Pérez

Bagnol

Chersich

et al. 2016

Afr J Reprod Health

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A WHO-supported provincial-level population-based survey was conducted in 2007 to understand the determinants and implications for health of vaginal practices. A total of 919 women aged 18-60 were selected randomly for enrolment. This is the first population-based study of females in Tete Province, Mozambique. At some time over their lives, 98.8% of women had practiced elongation of their labia minora and a quarter (24.0%) had done so in the past month. Currently practicing women were more likely to have engaged in sex recently, and used contraceptives and condoms at last sex than women who had stopped labial elongation. Younger age, residence in rural areas and having two or more male partners were also determinants of current practice. Women commonly reported they practiced for no specific reason (62.8%). Discomforting itchiness and lower abdominal pain were more frequent in women who had stopped labial elongation than in women who were currently practicing. Although women may not report current vaginal ill health, it is possible that prospective cohort studies could uncover alterations in genital vaginal flora or other indicators of impact on women's health. The findings of this study do not suggest that labial elongation is linked with high-risk behaviors for HIV transmission.

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of Elongation of the Labia Minora in Tete Province, Central Mozambique: Findings of a Household Survey

Pérez

Bagnol

Chersich

et al. 2016

Afr J Reprod Health

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Perceptions of Men onPuxa-Puxa, or Labia Minora Elongation, in Tete, Mozambique

Pérez

Mariano

Bagnol

2014

The Journal of Sex Research

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Labia minora elongation has been documented as being practiced by 98.6% of the women in Tete province, Mozambique. Women engage in this procedure before the first menstruation. In this article we report on the findings from the male respondents from Tete province that participated in the qualitative component of the World Health Organization-supported multicountry Gender, Sexuality, and Vaginal Practices study. The men reported that the main motivation behind labia minora elongation is to enhance the sexual pleasure for both female and male partners. Researching what men know and perceive of labia minora elongation is crucial to understanding the contribution of this practice for sexual health. This knowledge is helpful to inform the development of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention technologies and culturally appropriate information, education, and communication interventions.

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It’s All About Sex: What urban Zimbabwean men know of labia minora elongation

Cited by 2 publications

References 13 publications

Determinants of Elongation of the Labia Minora in Tete Province, Central Mozambique: Findings of a Household Survey

Determinants of Elongation of the Labia Minora in Tete Province, Central Mozambique: Findings of a Household Survey

Perceptions of Men onPuxa-Puxa, or Labia Minora Elongation, in Tete, Mozambique

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