Virginity tests on their wedding night and grotesque 'repair' operations... SARAH SANDS asks why young brides in modern Britain are being subjected to horrors straight out of the Middle Ages
Tests are held to be particularly important by some minority groups in Britain. As a result, there is a flourishing, hidden business with clinics, particularly in London, offering virginity certificates, or even more disturbing, remedial work on the hymen for 'cosmetic reasons'. A quick Google search comes up, for instance, with an advertisement (inset) for Regency International Clinic (right) in Central London. 'Hymen repair surgery. Restore your virginity. A 100 per cent safe and minor procedure. Performed with strictest confidence.
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