How variability in hymenoplasty recommendations leads to contrasting rates of surgery in the Netherlands

An ethnographic qualitative analysis

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15098372
AutoresSherria Ayuandini (0000-0002-2160-6664, Anthropology Department, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume19
Fascículo3
Páginas352-365
Data de publicação2017-03-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2016.1219919
PMID27594422
OpenAlexW2517534806
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas50

Hymenoplasty is surgery to alter the shape of the hymen membrane in the vaginal canal, commonly performed to minimise the aperture. This medical operation is often requested by women who expect that their virginity will be under scrutiny, particularly during their first sexual encounter on their wedding night. Despite increasing demand for the surgery all over the globe, there is no one standard of practice in performing hymenoplasty. In the Netherlands, the manner in which medical consultations concerning the procedure take place depends heavily on the consulting physician. This paper looks at two different approaches to hymenoplasty consultation in the Netherlands: a pedagogical philosophy adopted in a public hospital and a practical approach employed by a private clinic. Each approach culminates in a contrasting result: patients in one medical establishment are twice as likely to undergo hymenoplasty than those visiting the other

Ethnography · Family medicine · Globe · Hymen · Political science · Private practice · Qualitative research · Scrutiny · Social science · Sociology · Vagina · Virginity test · Anthropology · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Pelvic floor disorders treatments · Psychology · Ophthalmology · Surgery