Please refresh the page and retry. Through a hobby group I've now met someone special and we want to have sex. I'm now worried I might be mistaken about myself. Can you help me explain this to him? I can try and help you explain this to him, although I wonder if it is really worth your time. Besides, there is something far more important I want you to hold on to. You are not mistaken. You know your body.

Your hymen


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The belief that it is easier to discern the virgin state of a woman than a man is more fable than fact, argues medical anthropologist Sherria Ayuandini. Unfortunately, it is still widely believed and practised to subjugate women. The Human Rights Watch condemned the test as a form of gender-based violence and called on the military to end the practice immediately, which it says violates the prohibition of inhuman treatment under international human rights law. Many pointed out the injustice of the practice, arguing that it is sexist, painful and traumatising. They also point out that virginity is irrelevant to whether or not an officer would be able to do her police duty. Virginity testing is not unique to Indonesia. Turkey, Egypt, Morocco and Iraq, to name a few, have had their fair share of controversial virginity testing. In Turkey in the s , five students attempted suicide rather than be subjected to the test, so it was subsequently banned.
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A virginity test is the practice and process of determining whether a person, usually a female, is a virgin ; i. The test typically involves a check for the presence of an intact hymen , on the flawed assumption that it can only be torn as a result of sexual intercourse. Virginity testing is widely considered controversial, both because of its implications for the tested girls and women and because it is viewed as unethical. The process of virginity testing varies by region. In areas where medical doctors are available, the tests would often be given in a doctor's office. Another form of virginity testing involves testing for laxity of vaginal muscles with fingers the "two-finger test". A doctor performs the test by inserting a finger into the female's vagina to check the level of vaginal laxity, which is used to determine if she is "habituated to sexual intercourse".
The vagina is the opening that leads from your external genitals between your legs to the uterus womb and your other internal reproductive organs. Women sometimes bleed the first time they have sex because some hymens are more elastic than others. Usually, this is not serious and heals quickly. Others may feel some pain or discomfort. We cannot tell by looking at someone's hymen whether someone is a virgin or not.