(childinfo 1-1) As you read this sentence, a girl is being genitally mutilated. In Somalia, approximately 96% of girls aged fifteen to nineteen are at risk of being cut. Nearly 99% of women aged thirty-five to thirty-nine have already been circumcised. This startling statistic means that between 100 and 150 million women and girls have been subjected to such a practice. This practice is also known as female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is the act of removing a woman's clitoris. FGM is practiced in more than twenty-eight African countries and is the cause of death for many young girls and women. FGM is also present in countries on the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and East Asia. Nearly two million girls aged four to twelve are at risk of being mutilated every year. (Adam 1-1) The reason this procedure is so dangerous is that it is usually performed by people without medical training or training. These procedures are extremely distressing for women and can cause irreparable damage. Mutilated women are prone to miscarriages, have problems with menstruation and can contract various infections. Many women who are mutilated against their will may also become infertile. If they become pregnant, the delivery will most likely be by cesarean section. Postnatal complications can include life-threatening problems like postpartum hemorrhage, which is essentially a huge loss of blood after childbirth or a cesarean section. When circumcised, girls are exposed to unsterile conditions and anesthesia is rarely used to perform the procedure. Inexperienced elderly women without medical training use unsterilized razors, broken glass, tin lids, knives and even scissors to cut the middle of the paper......African Journal of Reproductive Health 16.4 (2012 ): 119+. OneFile Academic. Internet. January 9, 2014. "Childinfo.org: Statistics by area - Female genital mutilation/cutting - Progress." Childinfo.org: Statistics by area - Female genital mutilation/cutting - Progress. Childinfo.org, February 2013. Web. January 8, 2014. “Classification of Female Genital Mutilation.” » WHO. Np, nd Web. January 10, 2014. “Clinical: Female genital mutilation. » GP November 25, 2011: 30. General OneFile. Web. January 8, 2014 “PATH: Female Genital Mutilation – The Facts. » PATH: Female Genital Mutilation – The Facts.Path.org, nd Web January 8, 2014. Perrussot, Monique C. “Female Genital Mutilation in Africa” Personal interview. 2014. “What is female genital mutilation (FGM)?” » Home page, nd Web.. 2014.