Hymens, sex and virginity: Nurse specialist talks frankly on subject full of myth

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Hymens, sex and virginity: Nurse specialist talks frankly on subject full of myth

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Kathy Lowe ADHB
Auckland-based clinical nurse specialist Kathy Lowe

For New Zealand Doctor staff, GPs, NPs, nurses and managers around the country, the annual pilgrimage to the Rotorua Energy Events Centre for the Rotorua GP CME was curtailed this year by COVID-19. Instead, we found ourselves in front of screens as the event went ‘virtual’. We begin our coverage this issue with a warning of the impact of the virus on mental health and an animated presentation on virginity

Key points, The hymen is more like a hair scrunchy than a piece of Glad Wrap that can be broken by penetration. Girls are born with a hole already in their hyme