1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
2Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
*Corresponding author: Dr. Ajay Kumar T S Assistant Professor E mail: ajaytsk@rediffmail.com
Online published on 8 January, 2016.
Deflowering is once in a lifetime event that cannot be repeated. Virginity is thus considered a gift, award, barrier or taboo. But it only has meaning amongst humans and off course the word “hymen”. The word Hymen is derived from Greek meaning-“membrane” and it also signifies “the Greek god of marriage”. These two facts summarize the conventional wisdom about this widely misunderstood tissue, that this fabled membrane if pierced, broken or torn asunder tend to bleed when women have intercourse, presumably for the first time. This concept has been seriously scrutinized in some of the smaller cities, conservative families and many cultures.
Here is a case report of a newlywed couple whose beautiful atmosphere of first wedding night turned out to be the worst nightmare over an issue of the small tissue “the hymen”, when the cynical attitude of the bridegroom couldn't be tolerated by the bride and their family members, matters got out of control and lead to an unfortunate demise of the bridegroom.
Virginity, hymen, culture
