Virginity testing

Recommendations for primary care physicians in Europe and North America

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ID21879050
AuthorsSondra S Crosby (0000-0002-1672-5407, Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Marlow Ediger (corresponding author), Nicolette Oleng (0000-0002-8324-9412, Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Muriel M Volpellier (St Marys Hospital London, London, UK, London, UK), Ranit Mishori (0000-0002-4292-0580, Georgetown University)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue1
Pagese002057
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
PublisherBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002057
OpenAlexW32133175
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited12

Virginity testing is a complex, culturally mediated practice that is poorly understood by Western clinicians. While advocating for global elimination of the practice of virginity testing as a human rights violation, clinical practice is often more complicated and ethically nuanced, and the clinician must act in the best interest of her patient. Upholding human rights does not have to be incompatible with providing a needed service to a patient, which should never include an invasive exam if not medically necessary, but should include education and safety assessments

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