The Myth of the Hymen

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"The hymen doesn't serve any male purpose and it's not a measure of whether or not you're a virgin," she says. "I know a lot of women have beaten themselves up about it who have thought like, you know, there's some negative thing about them because they had sex." She adds that the 'purity' conversation only is for women; we don't put that same conversation on men.

Dr. Jolene Brighten is a board certified naturopathic endocrinologist, clinical sexologist, and prominent leader in women’s medicine. Dr. Brighten is also part of the MindBodyGreen Collective and a faculty member for the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine. Her work has been featured in the New York Post, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, Bustle, The Guardian, and ABC News. Her latest book is Is This Normal? Judgment-Free Straight Talk about Your Body.

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