hymenorrhaphy
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Hymenorrhaphy or "hymen reconstruction surgery" is the surgical alteration of the hymen, with the goal of producing bleeding on intercourse and a tight vaginal introitus, falsely believed to indicate virginity. The term comes from the Greek words hymen meaning "membrane", and raphḗ meaning "suture". It is also known as hymenoplasty, although strictly this term would also include hymenotomy.
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It sits within the topics Female genital modification, Gynecological surgery and Hymen.
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Key facts
- Medical intervention.Name
- Hymenorrhaphy
- Medical intervention.synonyms
- Hymen reconstruction surgery, hymen repair (both misnomers)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- gynecological surgery
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- ICD-9-CM
- 70.76
- facet of
- women's health
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Hymenorrhaphy or "hymen reconstruction surgery" is the surgical alteration of the hymen, with the goal of producing bleeding on intercourse and a tight vaginal introitus, falsely believed to indicate virginity. The term comes from the Greek words hymen meaning "membrane", and raphḗ meaning "suture". It is also known as hymenoplasty, although strictly this term would also include hymenotomy.
The normal aim is to cause bleeding during post-nuptial intercourse, which in some cultures is wrongly considered proof of virginity. Roughly half of women having vaginal intercourse for the first time do not bleed; a small study found that of 19 women who underwent hymenorrhaphy and attended follow-up, 17 did not have bleeding at the next intercourse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hymenorrhaphy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.