Olivier Asselin photography

BURKINA FASO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Abibata Sanon, 36, a victim of female genital mutilation who has undergone surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata says the surgery has helped re-establish the balance in her relationship - her boyfriend no longer calls the shots in the bedroom.

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Abibata Sanon, 36, a victim of female genital mutilation who has undergone surgery to have her clitoris restored, poses for a portrait in Bobo-Dioulasso, 365 kilometres west of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Monday May 4, 2009. Abibata says the surgery has helped re-establish the balance in her relationship - her boyfriend no longer calls the shots in the bedroom.