A rare cause of infertility: A late complication of female genital mutilation

Authors:
  • FAFerjaoui Mohamed Aimen
    Ferjaoui Mohamed Aimen
  • FMFrançois Monneins
    François Monneins
  • GMGharrad Majed
    Gharrad Majed
  • BABelaiba Amine
    Belaiba Amine
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Abstract
Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice in many African and Asian societies based usually on religious beliefs. This practice made by a non medical and traditional practitioner with non sterile instruments is a source of many complications such as infection, acute and chronic pain, life-threatening hemorrhage, sexual dysfunction, and rarely epidermal inclusion cysts. We report a case of a large epidermal inclusion cyst in a 36-year-old patient, 30 years after a female genital mutilation (FGM). The patient complains of a two-year-secondary infertility with a self-imaging alteration and a sexual dysfunction. The managment of this complication was based on surgery with a psychological support and sexual therapies

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