| Type | Description |
| Type I | Partial or total removal of clitoris and/or prepuce |
| Type II | Partial of total removal of clitoris and labia minora, with or without excision of labia majora |
| Type III | Infibulation. Excision of part or all of external genitalia and stitching of the two cut sides together to varying degrees |
| Type IV | All other harmful procedures to female genitalia for non-medical purposes, for example pricking, piercing, incision, stretching, scraping and cauterisation |