Exclusive: New data shows 75 per cent rise in women and girls reporting virginity testing and hymen surgery to national helpline
says the practice is also a sham because the hymen can rip for a number of reasons such as using a tampon or doing exercise. Health professionals warn hymenoplasty surgery has zero scientific basis as well as being invasive and inhumane. Such procedures can also cause women’s bodies to become infected.The IndependentSome 41 callers contacted the advice line between April 2020 and April this year to raise fears about their own experiences of “virginity testing” or hymen surgery.
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