In a world where a hook-up can be equivalent to a handshake and sex-positive influencers dominate social media, you’d be forgiven for thinking the concept of virginity still mattered to anyone. But ...

It’s not every day that a second-year art school project makes headlines. But in October 2013, the press got wind of one Central Saint Martins student’s plan for a new performance piece, titled Art ...

A new ITV documentary, Britain's 'Virginity' Clinics Uncovered, has seen reporters go undercover to expose several London pharmacies willing to conduct unscientific tests to prove women’s virginity.

The only way to know whether or not someone has had sex is to ask. There are no physical examinations or tests that can reveal whether or not a person has had sex before. No, not even so-called ...

Charities have seen a rise in people reaching out after experiencing virginity testing. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has released a statement in support of the government’s ...

In the Middle Ages, a royal bride would be inspected before her wedding night to make sure she was a virgo intacta—a virgin with an intact hymen covering the entrance to her vagina. “The Hymen is a ...