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A virginity test is the practice and process of determining whether a girl or woman is a virgin; i.e., whether she has never engaged in sexual intercourse. The test involves an inspection of the hymen, on the assumption that it can only be torn as a result of sexual intercourse. Virginity testing is very controversial, both because of its implications for tested girls and women and because it is viewed as unethical.〔(University of California at Santa Barbara's SexInfo – The Hymen ). Retrieved 4 March 2009.〕 ==Two-finger test (TFT)== The process of virginity testing varies by region. In areas where medical doctors are readily available, such as Turkey before the country banned the practice, the tests will often be given in a doctor's office.〔(Amnesty International )〕 However, in countries where doctors are not available, testers will often be older women, or whoever can be trusted to search for a hymen.〔 This is common among African tribes that perform the test. Another form of virginity tests involves testing for laxity of vaginal muscles with fingers (the "two-finger test"). A doctor performs the test by inserting a finger into the female's vagina to check the level of vaginal laxity, which is used to determine if she is "habituated to sexual intercourse". However, the usefulness of these criteria has been questioned by medical authorities and opponents of virginity testing because vaginal laxity and the absence of a hymen can both be caused by other factors, and the "two-finger test" is based on subjective observation. In virginity tests, the presence of a hymen is often used to determine if a woman is a virgin. Among the Bantu of South Africa, virginity testing or even the suturing of the labia majora (called infibulation) has been commonplace. Traditionally, Kenuzi girls (of the Sudan) are married before puberty〔(Godard, 1867)〕 by adult men who inspect them manually for virginity.〔(Kenedy, 1970)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginity test」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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