title: On Hymenoplasty.
abstract: Some traditional cultural practices assure expected wedding night bleeding, to help preserve the honor of all parties.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, 641 Huntington Ave., 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 USA. Maryjo_good@hmls.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Mary-Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: DelVecchio Good
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000601:surgery*; D007514:Islam; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010820:Physicians / Q000941:ethics*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000941:ethics*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000941:ethics*; D063507:Sexism; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D012945:Social Values