Virginity test for women

While penetrative heterosexual intercourse signals the loss of virginity for both the male and the female, the physiological repercussions for a man are different from those for a woman. Virginity testing was also used on women entering the United Kingdom on a so-called fiancee visa, when they said they were immigrating to marry their fiances who were already living in the country. Given the premium culture places on virginity, sometimes the state of sexual purity comes under scrutiny and often needs to be established. It is a misconception that the hymen always tears during first intercourse or that intercourse is required to rupture the hymen. Prominent Egyptian feminist Mona Eltahawy tweeted: To ensure a woman is a virgin three kinds of tests are done on her: Mandatory virginity tests for women entering college?

Activists urge President Joko Widodo to abolish it, but the Indonesian leader, a social conservative, has so far been reticent on the issue. Importantly, there are actually other activities that can cause tears in the hymen. A police general at the Medical Center claimed the test was no longer applied. Meenakshi Ganguly South Asia Director.