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Increase pleasure: Why Rwandese women are elongating their genitals

The Labia minora is pulled till it's the same size as the middle finger.

While many African countries practice Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), in Rwanda, things are quite different.

Unlike FGM entailing the chopping of the clitoris, Rwandese girls undergo a practice called ‘gukana,’ which involves pulling of the labia minora in a bid to elongate it.

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