# Female Clitoral Circumcision

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 18, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178 "2011-03-18T18:02:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Geedavey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f6c823/32.png) [@Geedavey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geedavey)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178/1 "2011-03-18T18:02:30Z")

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I just want to point out that there is another kind of female clitoral circumcision which is intended to have the opposite effect. A true circumcision, it trims the clitoral hood to better expose the tip of the clitoris to stimulation. This is supposed to be a very effective sexual dysfunction treatment with well-chosen candidates.

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**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178/2 "2011-03-18T18:43:59Z")

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Count me out.

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178/3 "2011-03-18T18:47:55Z")

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Why are you telling us this? Do you want us to undergo this procedure? Our daughters? Do Not Touch.

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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178/4 "2011-03-18T18:49:13Z")

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Here’s the  
[article](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/464/whats-the-story-with-female-circumcision).

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178/5 "2011-03-18T19:00:59Z")

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Thanks, Morgenstern. I just wanted to know why he was telling us about this other form of circumcision.

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-clitoral-circumcision/575178/6 "2011-03-18T20:48:42Z")

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Because he thinks it’s theraputic, as opposed to the kind Cecil discusses? Of course he doesn’t have any cites or links, so we have nothing to judge by.