Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Jan 20;5(1):e002057. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002057. eCollection 2020.
Virginity testing is a complex, culturally mediated practice that is poorly understood by Western clinicians. While advocating for global elimination of the practice of virginity testing as a human rights violation, clinical practice is often more complicated and ethically nuanced, and the clinician must act in the best interest of her patient. Upholding human rights does not have to be incompatible with providing a needed service to a patient, which should never include an invasive exam if not medically necessary, but should include education and safety assessments.
处女膜检查是一种复杂的、受文化影响的做法，西方临床医生对此了解甚少。虽然倡导全球消除处女膜检查这种侵犯人权的行为，但临床实践往往更加复杂，伦理上也更加微妙，临床医生必须为患者的最佳利益行事。维护人权不一定与向患者提供必要服务相冲突，如果处女膜检查不是医学上必需的，就绝不应包括侵入性检查，而应包括教育和安全评估。
