Abstract
Many cultures have believed that tearing the hymen caused pain on first intercourse. Some cultures have insisted on female virginity when she married. This false belief has been used for many years in the medical examination. This examination eliminates to woman%u2019s right on her own body and leads to some problems in women. First sexual intercourse for women means that the fear of testing whether or not virgin. These women share fear of wedding night with the next generation of women. Thus they create, places and reproduces fears of young women. The hymen can have many different configurations. If this membrane completely covered the vagina, the woman would know by the time she first menstruated. In some women, this tissue is not found, thus bleeding and torn does not occur during first intercourse. Hymen control is not a part of medical examination depending on the routine or health problems. Physicians has right to refuse to demands of hymen control and its repair. Except the forensic cases admitted after sexual assault, demands of hymen control should be returned and genital examination results should not be reported. In case of the women can request hymen control or its repair at their own volition, physician%u2019s ethical responsibilities are informing women about demand and rejecting the transaction. However many physicians operate on patients who request hymen repair. We believe that this repair process would contribute to the belief that women must a virgin when she married. Arranging training programs is of great importance.Date
2014-04-01Type
ArticleIdentifier
oai:doaj.org/article:80698d9fe7554f328a20c3aadf59b7fb1309-0720
1309-2014
10.4328/JCAM.2597
https://doaj.org/article/80698d9fe7554f328a20c3aadf59b7fb