Request for operative reduction of the labia minora; a proposal for a practical guideline for gynecologists.
The increase in women's request for labia reduction surgery raises medical and ethical dilemmas for the gynecological surgeon. A bio-psycho-social approach is suggested; the problem is put forward from the perspective of the medical ethical principles and a practical guideline is proposed.
Paarlberg
K Marieke
KM
Gelre Teaching Hospitals Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. km.paarlberg@xs4all.
Weijenborg
Philomeen Th M
PT
D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000941:ethics; D014844:Vulva / Q000601:surgery*