Aproximación a la Ablación/Mutilación Genital Femenina (A/MGF) desde la Enfermería Transcultural: Una revisión bibliográfica

objective: analysing the argumentations in favour to the female genital mutilation (fgm) with the intention to know and understand the complex and subjective reality of this practice. material and method: bibliographical search and revision on the net in order to accessing web directories of organizations and the main health sciences data bases. results: the analysis of the biography contributes with a big quantity of information regarding the supportiveness of this practice and the complications derived from it, clarifying the complex situations involved in its perpetuation. conclusions: the fgm is understood as a cultural care of women determined by socio-cultural, hygienic-aesthetic, religious-spiritual and sexual factors among others related with health. in this way, a wide range of secondary complications to fgm have been described.