Believed to stimulate in the area of the prostate gland. Very popular among modern enthusiasts. References to female genital modification in the anthropological literature also highlight sexual attraction in a number of different forms. For example, Trukese women of Polynesia pierced their labias and hung little bells from them to attract suitors. Female genital modification also has a parallel history as a means of enforcing sexual control.
Female circumcision is practiced on young girls , usually between the ages of four and eight.
Cultural groups in the Sudan, Somalia, other parts of Africa. Female circumcision ranges from the partial or total removal of the clitoris to pharaonic infibulation which involves excision of the clitoris, inner and outer labia and sewing up the vulva leaving only a 2 or 3 cm hole to allow urine and menstrual blood to pass. The surgery is usually performed by the local midwife who uses either a knife, razor, scissors or broken glass to remove the genital tissue and acacia thorns to sew up what remains, often without the use of any sterilization procedures or anesthetic. In addition to robbing women of sexual pleasure, female circumcision causes emotional trauma and tremendous health problems that range from tetanus, urinary tract infections, chronic disability or even death. North Americans have a similar history of using genital modification to enforce sexual control.