Many doctors have described the practice as unscientific and abusive. England and Wales are set to ban “virginity testing”, as well as hymenoplasty – a procedure which restores the layer of membrane at the entrance to a woman or girl’s vagina. Richard Holden, a North West Durham Conservative MP, introduced a clause to the Health […]
4 years ago
“I’m 22 and a virgin. “I’ve done other stuff with girls and am not against the idea of having sex, I just don’t know why I haven’t. “I’ve gotten close three or four times but just never have. All of my friends are having sex and I really want to. I’ve even turned down girls […]
8 years ago
This recent survey has seriously concerned us. While sex education isn’t the best in this country, you get the know the basics of what happens to your body growing up. You come to realise how sex works and how it affects you between school talks, chats with friends and getting information from your parents. We […]
8 years ago
What’s the first thing that you think of when you hear the word ‘hymen’? Probably that it breaks the first time you have sex, yeah? That’s the rumour anyway – that the first time a woman has penetrative sex, her hymen will break, she will bleed, and probably be in a mild to considerable amount […]
8 years ago
Comedian Jimmy Carr has revealed that he didn’t lose his virginity until he was 26 years old. The average age an Irish person loses their virginity is at around 17, but, speaking to Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs, Carr said he feels he was somewhat repressed as a young adult. The television host and actor […]
9 years ago
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9 years ago