Table 1 World Health Organization classification of female genital mutilation/cutting [1]

I

Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans and/or the prepuce/clitoral hood

II

Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans and the labia minora, with or without removal of the labia majora

III

Narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal by cutting and repositioning the labia minora and/or the labia Majora, with or without removal of the clitoral prepuce/clitoral hood and glans

IV

All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g., pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area