Background: Female genital mutilations (FGM) is against human rights. Not only does FGM creates different complications during a person’s sexual and reproductive life but it can also affect a person’s psychological emotion. FGM comes in four different varietyAim: To examine the experience of women that has been subjected to female genital mutilations.Methodology: A literature review including 14 studies, with a qualitative approach. The studies have been analyzed with Evans analyzing model.Results: Result show three different themes and five different sub-themes. FGM is seen as part of a tradition and is seen as a cultural devotion. Many believe that the act of FGM is something that should stop while some believe that it is a good way to be part of a community. FGM is seen as something that help women to control their sexual desire and away to keep girls from have sex before marriage. When moving to other countries were FGM was not a custom some women started to question FGM and some felt more excluded from the new society.Conclusion: FGM is very complex. Looking at FGM we need to look at more than just the act of cutting, we need to look at the deeply rooted tradition and how it holds societies in a firm grip. More efforts needs to be put in place to change the mind of generations of people so that FGM finally will end.