December 15th, 2005
In case you missed it, today’s front-page Wall Street Journal story on “revirgination” is not to be missed. (Apologies for not being able to link to it.) As it turns out, hymenoplasty is becoming an ever more popular procedure for women who want to experience that wonderful feeling of …
As Jeanette Yarborough explained to WSJ‘s Amy Chozick, “It’s the ultimate gift for the man who has everything.” (And I thought my G4 Powerbook was great!) Esmerelda Vanegas runs a clinic where hymenoplasties take place. But why? “Ms. Vanegas says many of her patients risk disgracing their families if they’re not virgins on their wedding night…. ‘Losing your virginity is like losing a member of your family.'” (Really? I don’t remember crying after I lost my … oh wait a minute, I did.) Vanegas also says that, by undergoing hymenoplasty, “We can make it seem like nothing ever happened.”
Another juicy excerpt: “[A] married mother of two says she’s glad she had the surgery nonetheless. She says her husband wanted to experience intercourse with a virgin.”
Now wait just one minute. Because a woman undergoes hymenoplasty doesn’t exactly make her a virgin. Physically, yes. But in actuality? Only a time machine could do that.
It’s a fascinating and quick read. I tore right through it. David Skinner says he wishes he broke the story.
Okay, just a few more tidbits: It turns out forms of hymenoplasty have been carried out for centuries. Chozick interviewed a director at the Kinsey Institute who said that “midwives used to disguise a broken hymen with a needle and thread, sometimes using membrane material from goa-
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