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Nurses, midwives and GPs in the UK must be much more aware of female genital mutilation (FGM) and treat it as child abuse, says a report.
The recommendation is among nine in a document produced by several royal colleges and health visitors' representatives.
It also says female patients who have had their sexual organs cut should be referred to police and other services.
The government said that the practice was "abhorrent".
Genital mutilation is thought to have affected at least 66,000 women in the UK - but this is a conservative estimate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24765956
The recommendation is among nine in a document produced by several royal colleges and health visitors' representatives.
It also says female patients who have had their sexual organs cut should be referred to police and other services.
The government said that the practice was "abhorrent".
Genital mutilation is thought to have affected at least 66,000 women in the UK - but this is a conservative estimate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24765956