{"id":398244,"date":"2017-07-05T13:14:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T13:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/05\/girls-say-they-hate-their-vaginas\/"},"modified":"2017-07-05T13:14:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T13:14:28","slug":"girls-say-they-hate-their-vaginas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/05\/girls-say-they-hate-their-vaginas\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Girls say they hate their vaginas&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Girls as young as nine are seeking surgery on their vagina because they are distressed by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Naomi Crouch, a leading adolescent gynaecologist, said she was concerned GPs were referring more young girls who wanted an operation.<\/p>\n<p>Labiaplasty, as the surgery is known, involves the lips of the vagina being shortened or reshaped. The NHS says it should not be carried out on girls before they turn 18.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch full video below<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a9LFq_LaZls\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Watch the <\/i>Victoria Derbyshire programme<i> on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Girls as young as nine are seeking surgery on their vagina because they are distressed by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told. Dr Naomi Crouch, a leading adolescent gynaecologist, said she was concerned GPs were referring more young girls who wanted an operation. 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