Libby Zay

fakehymenkitThe Artificial Virginity Hymen Kit has been causing a legit uproar in Egypt.  What's in the phony purity pack?  Why, a diaphragm that trickles a blood-like liquid, of course!  And it's all in an effort to trick new hubbies into thinking their brides are carrying a V-card.

The kit is seen as a tool of empowerment to some, but Egyptian conservatives believe it promotes promiscuity and ultimately threatens Islam.  Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (who control 20% of the seats in Egypt's parliament) have called for a ban on the kit and jail time for anyone that is caught peddling it.

I haven't found any stats on how many have actually been sold (if any).  But I do know that the $30 kit is produced by a Chinese company called Gigimo, who promotes the product through mail-order ads that advise women: ''Add in a few moans and groans, you will pass through undetectable.''  Moans and groans of pleasure or discomfort?  It sure would be nice to put a ban on placing so much value on virginity.

Read more at LA Times / Photo courtesy Gigimo.

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written by Laurie, October 08, 2009
ha ha, I actually love this, so ridiculous!
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written by Jasmine, October 08, 2009
The only issue I have with it is the dishonesty part..But I guess if someone is afraid of being abused for not being a virgin, this would definitely be needed.
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written by mlp, October 09, 2009
i could be wrong, but a Muslim woman could be badly beaten or even killed if found that upon being married she had already lost her virginity. i can see why this (yes, very strange) product would be empowering for women in this country. i, of course, would love it if these women felt safe enough to break away from the tradition, but we all know it's easier said than done.
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written by Jennifer, October 09, 2009
it's sad that there is actually a demographic for this product.
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written by Bjorn Roche, October 11, 2009
Well summed up!

Surgery is already used by affluent women in many countries for this purpose (including the US), and I think the potential high availability and low cost of this product, along with its brazen ad campaign, are large parts of the objection.
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written by Dina, October 15, 2009
Seriously????
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written by Kim, October 15, 2009
I can see a market for it in the US, for playtime with your Significant Other. Seriously. What's more fun than pretending to be a virgin???
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written by Amanda Hart, October 15, 2009
What many fail to realize is that the hymen can be broken by ways other than intercourse. Sports and even horseback riding can cause it to tear. So just because a woman's hymen is broken does not necessarily mean she is not a virgin. It saddens me that women feel they need to fool their husbands like this for safety or other reasons...
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written by Nikki Feuerstein, October 15, 2009
I've been waiting for someone to say something about the myth of the hymen in the first place. Most hymens are never broken, unless one is penetrated or injured before beginning menses. With the onset of one's period, and estrogen increase, the hymen stretches and 'fluffs' out chilling around the opening of the vagina.

Ladies, almost all of us still have our hymens intact.

I work in sexual assault, and this what the SART nurses taught us. I figure they see more hymens of different ages than anyone else does, so I trust them on it.

Do any of you remember breaking your hymen? If you did experience some blood, it was probably more do to vaginal tearing.

Its silly that we have a product out there that acts as a myth for a myth.
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written by Shona, October 15, 2009
@ Nikki - fascinating! I never had the hymen breaking experience myself. It would not surprise me one bit if this is one of those bits of misinformation that was never really questioned.
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written by Glynis, October 15, 2009
I think it's ingenious. It's the perfect answer for lascivious old men seeking young "virgin" brides to prove their libido. Now virginity comes with a price tag of $30.
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written by Antonia, October 15, 2009
I realize that it is not so common, but I did experience my hymen "breaking" during my first intercourse - which sucked because I had told the guy that I was not a virgin! It included some blood, but more tell-tale was the jagged-torn tissue that remained attached.
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written by Glynis, October 15, 2009
I think the idea is ingenious. It’s the perfect answer for lascivious old men seeking young “virgin” brides to refresh their flagging their libido. Or those hypocritical Egyptian/Muslim men who go around defiling women everywhere and yet expect their brides to be pure as snow. I think the whole idea shoots right into the heart of double standards for men and women. Men who sleep around were (and still are) considered "experienced" and are supposed to be better lovers. On the other hand, women who do the same thing are "cheap" and "used". While the men sought for 'sluts' to sleep around with, when it comes to marrying a wife, she should be very preferably, a virgin, with no prior experience.
Call it deceit or just a clever way of duping foolish men. Or even giving women who had their virginity taken away a second chance. Now virginity comes with a price tag of $30.
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written by Kim, October 15, 2009
I never experienced the dreaded Breaking of the Hymen...My first time was pain-free and blood-free. So there, ancient practices!
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written by Carol, October 15, 2009
I did experience my hymen breaking, but it wasn't during my first time. it happened several months after becoming sexually active.
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written by Sheryl, October 15, 2009
My first sexual experience came without a hymen tear or any blood, in fact is was very very pleasurable. I had heard that my first time would hurt. I always wondered what had happened to my hymen.
It sickens me to think there is a need for this product. The only acceptable way there should be a market for this is for healthy role playing between consenting partners, respecting one another. Any other reason amounts to women being abused and held down as second class citizens, or worse, property of the husband. We haven't come that far, baby.
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written by mariam aryai rivera, October 15, 2009
"mlp responded:

i could be wrong, but a Muslim woman could be badly beaten or even killed if found that upon being married she had already lost her virginity"

you are wrong, this is am opinion formed from years of mainstream media working on your brain...it's just that chastity is ridiculously high priority in the CULTURES of the middle east, not to be confused with the religion. don't get me wrong, virginity is equally as "important" in islam as it is in christianity and judaism and hinduism and seikh religion...
oh wait a sec...that's right, almost ALL religions with problems involving womens' issues are developed around pre-religious misogyny! man finds away to absorb the religion and apply to it oppression of not just women, but all people in the "minority".

i am iranian, in iran women sometimes get the hyman operation, or ask for penetration else where in the name of fucking chastity...but alas, where is the third argument?? the argument is for us women, not whether or not this kit should be available by egyptian law, but why should woman feel the need to use this?? this is the indicator of fundamental problems in the society. society is the issue, not this fucking chinese kit, which will probably be recalled in six months for scaring women due to composition of illegal materials (just kidding, but not really).
women of this region, women all over must stand out loud and say "NO, we don't want this device for one reason...our body belongs to US and it's not your concern." accepting this device is to say we stand by the idea that chastity is everything in our identities. even women that want to stay virgins until marriage must acknowledge that this is an attack on their identity as well. women who are virgins but don't bleed (which is so damn ignorant anyway and unscientific to assume all women a)even have a damn hymen and b)bleed when it's broken)are being accused of being pre-maritally sexually active. and for the men of the muslim brotherhood who have done that, here is a quote for the Qu'ran that i think will earn a few brothers an ass whooping:

[Noor 24:4] And those who accuse chaste women and do not bring four witnesses to testify – punish them with eighty lashes and do not ever accept their testimony; and it is they who are the wicked.
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written by Sheryl, October 15, 2009
Where one is oppressed, no one is free.
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written by sarah, October 15, 2009
i heard a great response to this on the radio-

Yes, this product would in some ways be liberating, but it promotes lying instead of standing up to the idea that women have to be virgins before marriage. We should be acting to oppose that ideal, instead of passively accepting it and then using this product as a precaution.
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written by Helen, October 15, 2009
Where can I get one? This would be a great wedding gift!!
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written by Cathy, October 15, 2009
Actually, this is a modern version of a very old practice. In Renaissance Spanish Drama there are references to repairing "cracked maidenhoods" with glover's thread. It was also common practice in brothels to sell a new girl's "virginity" several times aided by a sponge dipped in pigeon's blood.
Ms. Rivera makes an excellent point! I believe that as long as women's chastity is commodified there will always be a market for such products as the Gigimo.
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written by little hypatia, October 16, 2009
mmmmm It could be fun.
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written by sierracanbe, October 16, 2009
i'm pissed! i paid $50 for my re-virginity. i demand a refund, or at least a coupon for discounted prices on future purchases.
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written by Jenn, October 16, 2009
Hilarious. Placing value on virginity is not so much the problem as placing shame on women having premarital sex. Both choices (abstinence or having sex) should be valued.
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written by J. Teeple, October 16, 2009
I have an issue with the product encouraging dishonesty between sex partners and placing such a high importance on virginity, but prosecuting anyone who feels they need it? Maybe if religious conservatives (and I'm not just talking Islam here) didn't react so extremely to the virginity issue, women wouldn't be so scared to admit that they've done it before. In all likelihood, this isn't being used by promiscuous women - I think a promiscuous woman could only lie so many times about her virginity before word started to get around; more likely we're talking about women who would like to give themselves to one man but chose the wrong one the first time and don't want to admit it, or women who have been rape victims and don't want to admit it in a place where religious conservatives (who tend to put the blame on the victim) are in power.

I do wonder if maybe it's dangerous to use though. If the woman has good reason to be AFRAID of #2 finding out he's not #1, lies about it by use of this product, and then maybe #2 finds out the truth some other way, it seems probable that something worse than jail time might happen as a result. smilies/sad.gif
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written by hedy, October 16, 2009
This might be a good survival/keep the peace mechanism in a sexist culture. But it's a shame that women would feel it necessary to fake virginity. A guy gets to think he's exclusive, a woman maintains an air of purity. Ridiculous!
I had more sex partners than my husband before we married. What I did before him should not - and does not - matter. If it's mutual and you use protection, who cares about the number?
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written by Elle, October 16, 2009
Perfect! Now I can go for as a virgin for Halloween!
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written by Lauren, October 17, 2009
I think it's a great play item and am looking forward to role-playing the virgin with my significant other. It's interesting to read in these comments how many of us never experienced the breaking of their hymens when they lost their virginity. I personally don't remember my hymen breaking, nor do I recall any blood. I also thought I was in the minority. It's amazing how much we learn when we actually start sharing our personal experiences with one another. I've learned that some of the issues that I thought only pertained to me & I was maybe even ashamed of, were actually, quite common amongst many women. AWESOME!
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written by karla LA, October 19, 2009
IF IT DOESN'T FOOL HIM, CAN I RETURN IT?
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written by Tessa, October 19, 2009
"Yes, this product would in some ways be liberating, but it promotes lying instead of standing up to the idea that women have to be virgins before marriage. We should be acting to oppose that ideal, instead of passively accepting it and then using this product as a precaution. "

Very well said. How sad that we're still living in such a sexist world, still. Guys can fool around as much as they want, but the poor girls have to save themselves for their one and only.... sucks. And as for me, I never experienced blood either.
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