TY - JOUR A1 - Taingson, Matthew A1 - Adze, Joel A1 - Bature, Stephen A1 - Durosinlorun, Amina A1 - Caleb, Mohammed A1 - Amina, Abubakar A1 - Solomon, Avidime A1 - Lydia, Airede T1 - Self-inflicted genital incision: a rare case report Y1 - 2018/4/1 JF - Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine JO - Sub-Saharan Afr J Med SP - 59 EP - 60 VL - 5 IS - 2 UR - https://www.ssajm.org/article.asp?issn=2384-5147;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=59;epage=60;aulast=Taingson DO - 10.4103/ssajm.ssajm_27_17 N2 - Yankan gishiri, a genital cut, on the vagina for various illnesses is a harmful cultural practice. It is usually performed by traditional barbers. We report a case of Mrs. AA, a 20-year-old para 3 who presented with a history of a long-standing vaginal swelling which became painful after the patient made an incision on it. She was treated with antibiotics and analgesics, and subsequently had an anterior colporrhaphy. ER -