TY - JOUR T1 - Response to ‘WHO classification of FGM omission and failure to recognise some women's vulnerability to cosmetic vaginal surgery’ JF - Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care JO - J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care DO - 10.1136/jfprhc-2017-101753 SP - jfprhc-2017-101753 AU - Lucy Cox Y1 - 2017/02/24 UR - http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/early/2017/02/24/jfprhc-2017-101753.abstract N2 - Many thanks to Hermione Lovel for her letter1 commending my personal view article on the vulva.2 I welcome the discussion as a way to further explore and emphasise this important topic. I want to respond to the points raised by Dr Lovel in turn.I agree wholeheartedly with Dr Lovel that using international terminology is helpful in describing female genital mutilation (FGM), which is why I used, and … ER -