No medical procedure exists that can prove if a woman—or a man, for that matter—is a virgin. Yet, almost 500 years after the hymen was first “discovered,” myths about it remain widespread globally. We set out to dispel them.The hymen is a membranous tissue found near the entrance of the vagina, but it does not usually completely cover it like a seal. Most women have hymen tissue that surrounds the entrance of the vagina, forming roughly a doughnut or crescent shape.
In rare cases, a woman might have an imperforate hymen, which blocks the vaginal canal; a microperforate hymen, in which there is a very small opening; a septate hymen, in which there are two small openings; or a cribriform hymen, in which there are many small openings. These rare conditions make it difficult to menstruate, use tampons, or have sex, and they may require minor surgery. But, for most women, the hymen won’t impact daily life at all.Reality: The hymen's purpose is unknown.
Some women experience bleeding or minor discomfort as a result of tissue tearing the first time they have sex—this could also be due to anxiety or lack of necessary lubrication and stimulation—but many do not. Despite this, many women are expected to bleed the first time they have sex, which has traditionally been during the wedding night. Often, whether or not a woman bleeds, or bleeds enough according to what’s expected, is directly linked to her value.
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This dad and doctor should both be in trouble with the law. I'm pretty sure that it already *is* illegal to coerce someone into signing away their right to medical privacy. But it *should* be illegal for a doctor to perform a sexually invasive non-medical assessment like this!
That's not on the doctor. It's entirely possible that the doctor actually informed him of reality. That's on him as the father for foolishly insisting on remaining ignorant with old wife's tales rather than considering the confidence, security and wellbeing of his daughter.
It could not be intact from riding a bike, gym, sports or any of 1000 innocuous reasons. Then what? From a man's perspective, it makes no sense why I'd humiliate, objectify and minimize any of my girls like that for any reason. Since he said it publicly he's a public idiot.
OMG! You're not going to believe this. I was just remembering this morning how when I ran away at 15 and I got caught and sent back home my father would only let me come back if I was still a virgin so I had to have an exam I knew nothing about. It did not go well. I'm 64 y o now
This is sick. Does he take his sons to get checked out? Why do men keep worrying about what's happening with women's bodies? Why do they think they can control, or have any say in what happens to women's bodies? They need to be set straight.
What year are we living in? Are you kidding me T.I.? Your daughter is her own person, not something you own. Do you check her teeth too? Like a horse? This is repulsive and archaic!!
This is disgusting
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