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Hymen reconstruction as pragmatic empowerment? Results of a qualitative study from Tunisia

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  • Wild, Verina
  • Poulin, Hinda
  • McDougall, Christopher W.
  • Stöckl, Andrea
  • Biller-Andorno, Nikola

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Hymen reconstruction surgery (HR), while ethically controversial, is now available in many countries. Little clinical evidence and hardly any surgical standards support the intervention. Nearly as scarce is social science research exploring women's motivations for the intervention, and health care professionals' justifications for its provision.

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  • Wild, Verina & Poulin, Hinda & McDougall, Christopher W. & Stöckl, Andrea & Biller-Andorno, Nikola, 2015. "Hymen reconstruction as pragmatic empowerment? Results of a qualitative study from Tunisia," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 54-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:147:y:2015:i:c:p:54-61
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.051
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