Title

Virginity Test- Do We Really Need It? A Cross sectional Study.

Authors

Sandeep S Kadu, Anup L Kharde, Sejal J Jain

 Abstract

Introduction Virginity testing or per vaginal examination, is the inspection or the examination of the female genitalia to assess whether a woman or girl has experienced sexual intercourse. Methods: This was descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on registered medical practitioners (RMP) of Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. A pilot study was carried out for validation, practicality, and applicability of questionnaire. In present study 74 registered medical practitioners (RMP) of Ahmednagar city of Maharashtra participated. Out of all RMP’s 62.2% (46) and 37.8% (28) were post graduates (MD/MS/Diploma/ DNB) and undergraduates (MBBS) respectively. Results: Out of 74 respondent 54.1% (40) were aware and 45.9% (34) not aware of the name of scientific medical test use to confirm virginity. Out of those who were aware, 80% (32) of them reported that it called ‘two finger test’ while remaining reported test only as finger test or per vaginal (PV) examination. Conclusion: The present study concluded that even though it is now scientifically proven that virginity testing has inconclusive nature and its harmful effects on women, many physicians were still unaware of this fact.

 Keywords

Virginity, Medical Examination, Hymen, Two Finger Test, Sexual Intercourse.

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