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Recently, I came across this TEDx Talk on 'Hymen myths' and I felt responsible enough to share it with you all, considering this talk to be helpful for improving our understanding of Women's virginity. So many cultures around the world glorify virgin women and their sexuality is controlled around some traditional myths like they should bleed during first intercourse, Hymen is like a vaginal covering which needs to to broken if something has to enter in etc. etc.  This video will shatter your ideas about virginity and tests done (even today) to ensure it. If you want to know whether a woman is virgin or not, ask her and let the response be her choice.  Watch this video. Also share your views in the comment section. 

periods for me meant discomfort unless I started using menstrual cups. I had read about menstrual cups while campaigning against taboos related to menstruation but never tried to inquire more about them, considering that this might be a special product used by athletes. On Jagriti Yatra during our visit in Banglore, I visited stall of Boondh and that was the first time I was able to know more about cups and how any girl/woman can switch from plastic sanitary pads to cups. The eco-friendly reasons led me towards thinking about this product but the fear of inserting something in my vagina didn't allow me to buy it on that occasion. Few days later after Yatra, I got a call from a very popular Doctor and social activist of our city, also my mentor for campaigning against menstrual taboos, Dr Ami Yagnik and she was very keen to promote the idea of using menstrual cups among the Surti women. I immediately resonated with her idea and we decided on starting our campaigns to promote menst...