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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.86,0:00:02.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nina Dølvic Brochman: We grew up believing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.86,0:00:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the hymen is the proof of virginity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.35,0:00:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it turns out,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.41,0:00:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.14,0:00:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we discovered
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.49,0:00:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that the popular story\Nwe're told about female virginity
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.34,0:00:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is based on two anatomical myths.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.44,0:00:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth has been known\Nin medical communities for over 100 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.36,0:00:32.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet somehow these two myths\Ncontinue to make life difficult
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.45,0:00:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for women around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.71,0:00:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ellen Støkken Dahl:\NThe first myth is about blood.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.54,0:00:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It tells us that the hymen breaks
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.06,0:00:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bleeds the first time\Na woman has vaginal sex.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.05,0:00:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.12,0:00:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there is no blood\Non the sheets afterwards,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.86,0:00:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the woman was simply not a virgin.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.96,0:00:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second myth is a logical\Nconsequence of the first.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.100,0:01:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the hymen is thought\Nto break and bleed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.59,0:01:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people also believe\Nthat it actually disappears,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.39,0:01:12.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or is in some way radically altered\Nduring a woman's first intercourse.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.18,0:01:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If that were true,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.32,0:01:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one would easily be able to determine\Nif a woman is a virgin or not
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.10,0:01:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by examining her genitals --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.28,0:01:26.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by doing a virginity check.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.45,0:01:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NDB: So that's our two myths:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.28,0:01:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,virgins bleed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.86,0:01:34.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hymens are lost forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.35,0:01:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this may sound\Nlike a minor issue to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.48,0:01:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why should you care
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.22,0:01:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about an obscure little skin fold\Non the female body?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.91,0:01:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the truth is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.13,0:01:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is about so much more\Nthan an anatomical misunderstanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.24,0:01:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The myths about the hymen\Nhave lived on for centuries
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.37,0:01:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they have cultural significance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.48,0:02:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have been used as a powerful tool
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.56,0:02:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the effort to control\Nwomen's sexuality
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.86,0:02:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in about every culture,\Nreligion and historical decade.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.78,0:02:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women are still mistrusted,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.15,0:02:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shamed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.43,0:02:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harmed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.66,0:02:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the worst cases,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.24,0:02:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,subjected to honor killings
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.25,0:02:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they don't bleed\Non their wedding night.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.52,0:02:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other women are forced\Nthrough degrading virginity checks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.27,0:02:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply to obtain a job,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.70,0:02:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to save their reputation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.54,0:02:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to get married.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.37,0:02:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ESD: Like in Indonesia,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.48,0:02:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where women are systematically\Nexamined to enter military service.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.34,0:02:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the Egyptian uprisings in 2011,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.00,0:02:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a group of female protesters\Nwere forced to undergo virginity checks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.40,0:02:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by their military.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.02,0:03:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Oslo, doctors are examining\Nthe hymens of young girls
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.93,0:03:08.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reassure parents\Nthat their children are not ruined.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.70,0:03:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sadly, the list goes on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.53,0:03:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women are so afraid not to live up to\Nthe myths about the hymen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.85,0:03:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they choose to use\Ndifferent virginity quick fixes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.44,0:03:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to assure a bleeding.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.05,0:03:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That could be plastic surgery,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.98,0:03:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known as revirgination.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.06,0:03:32.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be vials of blood\Npoured on the sheets after sex,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.100,0:03:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or fake hymens bought online,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.23,0:03:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,complete with theater blood
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.26,0:03:42.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a promise to "kiss\Nyour deep, dark secret goodbye."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.54,0:03:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NDB: By telling girls that no deed\Ncan be kept secret,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.68,0:03:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that their bodies will reveal them\Nno matter what,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.11,0:03:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have endowed them with fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.07,0:04:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Girls are afraid of ruining themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.10,0:04:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either through sport,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.83,0:04:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,play,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.98,0:04:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tampon use,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.10,0:04:08.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a sexual activity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.79,0:04:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have curtailed their opportunities\Nand their freedoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.30,0:04:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time we put an end\Nto the virginity fraud.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.38,0:04:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's time we break the myths\Nabout the hymen,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.42,0:04:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once and for all.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.27,0:04:26.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ESD: We are medical students,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.49,0:04:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sexual health workers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.28,0:04:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the authors\Nof "The Wonder Down Under."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.44,0:04:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.73,0:04:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a popular science book\Nabout the female genitals.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.93,0:04:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in our experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.50,0:04:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people seem to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.96,0:04:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the hymen is some kind of a seal\Ncovering the vaginal opening.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.25,0:04:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Norwegian,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.34,0:04:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is even called, "the virgin membrane."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.47,0:04:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with this,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.55,0:04:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we picture something fragile,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.64,0:04:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something easily destructible,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.26,0:04:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something you can rip through,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.74,0:05:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps like a sheet of plastic wrapping.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.20,0:05:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may have wondered why\Nwe brought a Hula Hoop onstage today.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.92,0:05:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll show you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.47,0:05:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.38,0:05:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Plastic rips)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.15,0:05:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it is very hard to hide
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.03,0:05:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that something has happened\Nto this hoop, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.57,0:05:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is different before\Nand after I punched it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.24,0:05:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The seal is broken,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.66,0:05:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unless we change the plastic,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.44,0:05:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it won't get back to its intact state.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.81,0:05:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we wanted to do a virginity check\Non this hoop right here,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.12,0:05:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.40,0:05:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would be very easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.94,0:05:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's easy to say that this hoop\Nis not a virgin anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.24,0:05:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.18,0:05:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NDB: But the hymen\Nis nothing like a piece of plastic
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.76,0:05:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can wrap around your food,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.74,0:05:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a seal.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.53,0:06:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact ...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.56,0:06:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's more like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.69,0:06:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A scrunchie, or a rubber band.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.59,0:06:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hymen is a rim of tissue\Nat the outer opening of the vagina.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.23,0:06:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And usually, it has a doughnut\Nor a half-moon shape
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.56,0:06:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a large, central hole.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.94,0:06:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this varies a lot,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.42,0:06:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes hymens can have fringes,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.88,0:06:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can have several holes,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.18,0:06:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or it can consist of lobes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.76,0:06:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.82,0:06:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hymens naturally vary a lot in looks,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.60,0:06:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is what makes it so hard\Nto do a virginity check.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.69,0:06:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ESD: Now that we know a bit more\Nabout the hymen's anatomy,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.33,0:06:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's time to get back to our two myths:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.24,0:06:49.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,virgins bleed,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.91,0:06:52.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hymens are lost forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.22,0:06:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the hymen doesn't\Nhave to break at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.68,0:07:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hymen is like a scrunchie\Nin function as well as in looks.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.27,0:07:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can stretch a scrunchie, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.62,0:07:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.62,0:07:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can stretch a hymen, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.74,0:07:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, it's very elastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.56,0:07:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for a lot of women,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.07,0:07:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hymen will be elastic enough\Nto handle a vaginal intercourse
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.62,0:07:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without sustaining any damage.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.11,0:07:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For other women,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.45,0:07:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hymen may tear a bit\Nto make room for the penis,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.86,0:07:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that won't make it disappear.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.39,0:07:37.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it may look a bit\Ndifferent from before.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.86,0:07:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NDB: So where does that leave us\Nwith our two myths?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.17,0:07:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, first of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.16,0:07:51.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you have an elastic hymen,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.45,0:07:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will simply never bleed from sex.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.03,0:07:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't matter\Nif you're a virgin or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.46,0:08:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an anatomical impossibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.27,0:08:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the case for half of you --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.33,0:08:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except for the men amongst you, of course.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.81,0:08:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.31,0:08:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in other words,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.25,0:08:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some virgins bleed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.69,0:08:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but some simply don't.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.30,0:08:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's our first myth shattered.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.31,0:08:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It naturally follows that you can't\Nexamine the hymens
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.87,0:08:27.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to check for a virginity status.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.50,0:08:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was noted over 100 years ago in 1906
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.50,0:08:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Norwegian doctor,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.09,0:08:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Marie Jeancet.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.41,0:08:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She examined a middle-aged sex worker,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.99,0:08:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and concluded that her genitalia\Nwere reminiscent of a teenage virgin.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.59,0:08:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that makes sense, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.53,0:08:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if her hymen\Nwas never damaged during sex,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.69,0:08:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then what were we expecting to see?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.96,0:09:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ESD: Since hymens come\Nin every shape and form,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.97,0:09:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it difficult to know
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.47,0:09:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if a dent or a fold in it is there\Nbecause of previous damage,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.58,0:09:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if it's just a normal\Nanatomical variant.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.31,0:09:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The absurdity of virgin testing
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.49,0:09:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is illustrated in a study done\Non 36 pregnant teenagers.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.69,0:09:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When doctors examined their hymens,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.21,0:09:29.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they could only find\Nclear signs of penetration
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.57,0:09:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in two out of the 36 girls.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.62,0:09:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So unless you believe\Nin 34 cases of virgin births --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.49,0:09:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.23,0:09:43.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we must all agree
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.81,0:09:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that also our second myth\Nhas taken a vital blow.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.21,0:09:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You simply cannot look a woman\Nbetween her legs
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.62,0:09:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and read her sexual story.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.80,0:10:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,NDB: Like most myths,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.56,0:10:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the myths about the hymen are untrue.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.23,0:10:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no virgin seal
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.69,0:10:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that magically disappears after sex,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.84,0:10:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and half of virgins can easily\Nhave sex without bleeding.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.50,0:10:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wish we could say\Nthat by removing these myths,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.92,0:10:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything would be OK --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.22,0:10:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that shame, harm and honor killings\Nwould all just disappear,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.58,0:10:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but of course it's not that simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.61,0:10:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sexual oppression of women\Ncomes from something much deeper
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.14,0:10:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than a simple, anatomical\Nmisunderstanding
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.12,0:10:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the properties of the hymen.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.24,0:10:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a question of cultural and religious\Ncontrol of women's sexuality,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.98,0:10:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is much harder to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.09,0:10:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we must try.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.63,0:10:57.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ESD: As medical professionals,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.61,0:10:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is our contribution.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.85,0:11:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want every girl, parent\Nand [incoming] husband
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.61,0:11:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know what the hymen is
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.49,0:11:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it works.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.94,0:11:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want them to know
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.47,0:11:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the hymen can't be used\Nas proof of virginity.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.13,0:11:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that way,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.26,0:11:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can remove one\Nof the most powerful tools
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.92,0:11:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used to control young women today.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.68,0:11:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After telling you this,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.40,0:11:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may wonder what the alternative is,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.63,0:11:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for if we cannot use the hymen\Nas a proof of virginity for women,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.49,0:11:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then what should we use?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.66,0:11:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We opt for using nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.96,0:11:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheering)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.88,0:11:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.88,0:11:51.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.27,0:11:58.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you really want to know\Nif a woman is a virgin or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.69,0:11:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ask her.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.69,0:12:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.34,0:12:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how she answers\Nthat question is her choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.62,0:12:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.65,0:12:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)