Re: Funny OB things people say
The unfortunate wound (often the result of sexual assault or trauma- including birth) that creates an opening between the bladder/vagina or the vagina/rectum is called a fistula.
Second, wow! I had never heard of oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries) as castration. But after much research the term is correct (removal of the gonads: testes or ovaries).
Removal of the clitoris, modification of the labia or vagina, etc. are not defined as castration. Some call it female genital mutilation or female genital cutting, etc.
I learned three new things in under an minute when I read this post!
Thanks for helping my brain!
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