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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hymen"
Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With Women's Virginity?
Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. December 18, 2008.
The hymen is useless, vestigial tissue. Yet this little piece of membrane has taken on huge societal, religious and moral significance.
The Hymen Mystique
Carole Roye, Women's eNews. December 3, 2008.
The hymen is the stuff of legend and lore, and surgical attempts to "restore" it show how little anyone really knows about this body part.
Veils, virginity and victimization
Guest Blogger, May 2, 2007.
Reattach the hymen to keep your sexual past private?