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Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia
Objective The present study aimed to explore the opinion and ethical consideration of vulvovaginal aesthetics procedures (VVAPs) among health professionals and medical students in Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a cross-sectional study performed between January 2020 and April 2020. Data was collecte...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10183919/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33860501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725050 |
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author | Iqbal, Shazia Akkour, Khalid Bano, Bushra Hussain, Ghaiath Elhelow, Manal Khalid Kamal Ali Al-Mutairi, Atheer Mansour Aljasim, Balqees Sami Khaza'l |
author_facet | Iqbal, Shazia Akkour, Khalid Bano, Bushra Hussain, Ghaiath Elhelow, Manal Khalid Kamal Ali Al-Mutairi, Atheer Mansour Aljasim, Balqees Sami Khaza'l |
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description | Objective The present study aimed to explore the opinion and ethical consideration of vulvovaginal aesthetics procedures (VVAPs) among health professionals and medical students in Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a cross-sectional study performed between January 2020 and April 2020. Data was collected through electronic media, WhatsApp, and emails. The results were analyzed by applying the Students t-test, and correlations were considered significant if they presented a p-value < 0.05. Results There is significant demand to educate doctors, health professionals, medical students, and gynecologists for the VVAPs to have a solid foundation, justified indications, and knowledge about various aesthetic options. Although female doctors, medical students, young doctors, and gynecologists have more knowledge about VVAPs, all health professionals ought to be aware of recent trends in vulvovaginal aesthetics (VVA). The present analysis determined that VVA should be under the domain of gynecologists, rather than under that of plastic surgeons, general surgeons, and cosmetologists. The majority of the participants considered that vaginal rejuvenation, “G-spot” augmentation, clitoral surgery, and hymenoplasty are not justifiable on medical grounds. Conclusion The decision to opt for different techniques for vaginal tightening and revitalization should be taken very carefully, utilizing the shared decision-making approach. Ethical aspects and moral considerations are important key factors before embarking in the VVAPs purely for cosmetic reasons. Further research is required to determine the sexual, psychological, and body image outcomes for women who underwent elective VVAPs. Moreover, medical educators must consider VVAPs as part of the undergraduate and postgraduate medical curriculum. |
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spelling | pubmed-101839192023-07-27 Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia Iqbal, Shazia Akkour, Khalid Bano, Bushra Hussain, Ghaiath Elhelow, Manal Khalid Kamal Ali Al-Mutairi, Atheer Mansour Aljasim, Balqees Sami Khaza'l Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Objective The present study aimed to explore the opinion and ethical consideration of vulvovaginal aesthetics procedures (VVAPs) among health professionals and medical students in Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a cross-sectional study performed between January 2020 and April 2020. Data was collected through electronic media, WhatsApp, and emails. The results were analyzed by applying the Students t-test, and correlations were considered significant if they presented a p-value < 0.05. Results There is significant demand to educate doctors, health professionals, medical students, and gynecologists for the VVAPs to have a solid foundation, justified indications, and knowledge about various aesthetic options. Although female doctors, medical students, young doctors, and gynecologists have more knowledge about VVAPs, all health professionals ought to be aware of recent trends in vulvovaginal aesthetics (VVA). The present analysis determined that VVA should be under the domain of gynecologists, rather than under that of plastic surgeons, general surgeons, and cosmetologists. The majority of the participants considered that vaginal rejuvenation, “G-spot” augmentation, clitoral surgery, and hymenoplasty are not justifiable on medical grounds. Conclusion The decision to opt for different techniques for vaginal tightening and revitalization should be taken very carefully, utilizing the shared decision-making approach. Ethical aspects and moral considerations are important key factors before embarking in the VVAPs purely for cosmetic reasons. Further research is required to determine the sexual, psychological, and body image outcomes for women who underwent elective VVAPs. Moreover, medical educators must consider VVAPs as part of the undergraduate and postgraduate medical curriculum. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-04-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10183919/ /pubmed/33860501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725050 Text en Federação Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Iqbal, Shazia Akkour, Khalid Bano, Bushra Hussain, Ghaiath Elhelow, Manal Khalid Kamal Ali Al-Mutairi, Atheer Mansour Aljasim, Balqees Sami Khaza'l Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia |
title | Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | awareness about vulvovaginal aesthetics procedures among medical students and health professionals in saudi arabia |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10183919/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33860501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725050 |
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