Table 1.
Classification WHO 20075
| Type I: partial or total removal of the clitoris* and/or the prepuce (clitoridectomy) | Type Ia: removal of the clitoral hood or prepuce only |
| Type Ib: removal of the clitoris* with the prepuce | |
| Type II: partial or total removal of the clitoris* and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (excision) | Type IIa: removal of the labia minora only |
| Type IIb: partial or total removal of the clitoris* and the labia minora | |
| Type IIc: partial or total removal of the clitoris*, the labia minora and the labia majora | |
| Type III: narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris (infibulation) | Type IIIa: removal and apposition of the labia minora |
| Type IIIb: removal and apposition of the labia majora | |
| Type IV: unclassified | All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, for example, pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterisation |
*Notice that when total removal of the clitoris is reported, it refers to the total removal of the external part of the body of the clitoris.7