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In some conservative cultures, the burden of proving virginity is disproportionately placed on girls and women. Often, this is evidenced by the misconstrued notion of the hymen and is further exacerbated by the belief a woman must bleed during the wedding night in order to prove her chastity. Due to the prevalence of these beliefs, many women face the pressure to maintain an intact hymen, despite evidence suggesting the hymen can be broken via strenuous exercise, sports, tampons, and other factors. A hymenoplasty, or hymen reconstruction, is a surgical procedure which restores the hymeneal membrane over the external vaginal opening. Since 40-50% of women do not bleed during first coitus, women resort to measures such as hymen repairs with a small capsule containing a blood-like substance sutured in the vaginal wall designed to burst during penetration. Other measures taken by women include a finger puncture with a needle in order to stain the linen of the nuptial bed, use of blood-stained sheets passed down from elder women, and applying harsh herbs along the vagina in order to make the tissue raw and vulnerable to bleeding