Also, yes. It is multilitation. And besides its effects on female sexuality, it also carries serious psychological and other bodily effects. There are complications in child birth and other health effects. The only way to eradicate it is to institute laws for yearly medical check ups for girls under 18. And punishing (severely) any adults with authority over them if these children are found to have been subjected to it. Some European countries prevent it this way in migrant communities that come from places that practice it sometimes with the threat that these adults could lose their asylum in addition to jail time if their children are found to have been subjected to FGM since their entry into that country regardless of where the act may have taken place.