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AAP Grand Rounds 11:67 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Virginal Myths Regarding the Intact Hymen

Source: Adams JA, Botash AS, Kellogg N. Differences in hymenal morphology between adolescent girls with and without a history of consensual sexual intercourse. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:280–285.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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Eighty-five adolescent girls age 13–19 years were recruited from an academic adolescent ambulatory clinic in San Diego, Calif, for participation in a study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, and the University of Texas, San Antonio. The purpose of the study was to correlate morphology of the hymen with sexual activity. Participants completed a detailed questionnaire that included questions about sexual history and tampon use. Exclusionary criteria included prior pregnancy, abortion, forced sexual intercourse, anorexia nervosa, or anxiety disorder. Subjects underwent unblinded colposcopic examination by 1 of the authors. Photographs taken during examination were reviewed by 2 separate investigators blinded to sexual history. All examiners and reviewers had conducted . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Betty Spivack, MD, FAAP
Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Medical Examiner Division of the Kentucky Cabinet for Justice and Public Safety, Louisville, KY