On the Feb. 4, episode of The Receipts Podcast, Tolly T and Audrey delved into the story of a listener whose sister underwent hymen reconstruction surgery to fake being a virgin to marry her ...

"Hymen" derives from the Greek for membrane. Hymen was also the Greek god of marriage. These two facts summarize the conventional wisdom about this widely misunderstood tissue, that this fabled ...

This Valentine’s Day, many couples will be displaying their affection with traditional gifts of the season: a bouquet of roses, a box of chocolates, a romantic meal out. Others may be opting for much ...

OB/GYN Dr. Thais Aliabadi joins The Doctors to discuss hymenoplasty, which is a procedure to repair the hymen, the membrane which partially covers the opening to the vagina. Dr. Aliabadi shares it’s ...

At some point in our early lives, most of us learn about the formidable hymen. As legend has it, the hymen is a thin piece of tissue that extends across the opening of the vagina, sealing a woman shut ...

The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) has decided to rename the hymen. It’s new English name, according to the group, is the “Vaginal Corona.” Because the Swedish term for hymen, ...