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So what is all the fuss about?

The ruling of the French court was surprising and made everybody in France sit up and take notice of the fact that a court can give a judgment, just based on the presence or absence of the hymen and that was deemed as the only proof of a woman’s chastity. It brought to focus the existing situation even in these supposedly modern times and the kind of beliefs prevalent in certain cultures with regard to premarital sex and virginity.

According to a female student, who has been in the US since the last decade, the American culture is refreshingly unique and does not frown upon the fact that she engaged in a sexual relationship with a fellow student whom she loved. Though her family was unaware of this fact, she had decided that since that was the guy she would be eventually marrying; she would have no problems having sex with him. Ultimately though, they broke up and since her family has now fixed up her marriage with somebody from Morocco, she has the onerous task of surgically restoring her hymen just to prove that she is yet a virgin. Women have realised that the earlier technique of fooling a man into believing that he had deflowered a virgin by placing some drops of blood on the nuptial sheets or by artificially making it difficult for the man to penetrate by using the pubic hair to tie a couple of knots is no longer feasible or practical and therefore they have no qualms about undergoing the necessary surgery, if they have been promiscuous before marriage. Many such Muslim women opt for this surgery providing fictitious names and addresses and take the trouble of travelling long distances to get this done so that they are able to present them selves as pure virgins to their families and prospective husbands, even though the procedure is a costly one ranging  between $400 to $1000.

How is the surgery actually done?

The surgery involves placing a duplicate hymen at the vaginal canal entrance and takes about ten minutes to perform. The cost can vary based on the kind of surgical procedure wanted by the patient as some may only ask to stitch the hymen remnants together, which is known as hymenorraphy and others may want the surgeon to insert a capsule made out of gelatin and filled with a liquid resembling blood, which would break upon penetration conveying the impression that the hymen has torn during intercourse. Some others may demand the construction of a new hymen making use of surrounding tissues taken from the wall of the vagina.

Doctors however admit that despite hymenorraphy being taught in medical schools, the operation can be a risky one and it needs expertise to do it right. This procedure was initially done by a prominent American doctor, who took the trouble of training other doctors in his group. Patients are told to keep away from sex and any physical activity for about two and a half months to ensure total healing of the wound. The cost of the surgery varies from $1000 to $2000 in the United States and is lesser at $700 in nations promoting medical tourism. There are other countries such as Korea and China which offer a discount of as much as 50% to students and women who want to go for such a surgery.

So what is the conclusion…?

It is ironical and sad that when the odds are stacked against you in terms of your family not liking the fact that you are not a virgin and you could lose out on a wealthy husband just because of that tissue called hymen not being there, you have to spend money, effort and time to actually construct something and ensure that nobody becomes aware about it. You can even request the surgeon to obliterate any trace of documentation of the surgery and nobody is any wiser about it.

So are such surgeries done only by women who wish to present themselves as virgins?

The answer is a resounding no as many modern married women belonging to the Muslim religion go through the process of hymen repair as a gift offering to their husbands after some years of marriage. This is the beautification or the artificial tightening of the vaginal canal preferred by married women in their late thirties and early forties and they see it as a second honeymoon opportunity gift to be presented to their husbands.

This beautification of the vagina – what is it actually?

It is exactly that. Surgeons actually perform cosmetic surgery by bleaching, tightening and firming up the vaginal muscles to make it look as beautiful as possible. Some doctors decrease the labia size for women who prefer such a thing and do not mind paying a heavy amount for the process. Many women do not mind going through such a revirginisation process many years after marriage as they want to bring back the sexual excitement and oomph back into their married lives. So processes such as labioplasty, vaginal reconstruction and hymenoplasty are just some of the cosmetic surgeries they are willing to undergo. These surgical processes have become very popular and are now advertised as recreational surgery processes. Costs have been coming down over the years and with some countries like Thailand, Hong Kong and China packaging it attractively, married couples do not mind taking them as such package offerings include travel, accommodation, surgery and honeymoon.

Will this pass off as just another novel idea or will it continue?

This can be best perceived as a reflection of the desperation of a woman who wish to please their family and want to put on a false show of their chastity and is also a comment on the rather myopic view taken by certain cultures towards the fairer sex.

In the case of women who have more than one child and face loosening of their vaginal walls and other urinary related problems such as urinary incontinence, the operation can be a very useful one and in fact may also be recommended for good pelvic health. However, to just put up a front for the sake of a marriage and to project something untrue is something that seems unwarranted, but who are we to comment as it is purely a personal decision of the woman in question and the money she wants to spend.

It seems that this process of beautification of the vagina will continue and women will increasingly go for it as an important cosmetic expense to be done to enable them bring back the spark in their sexual life.