Recently, obstetrician Dr Liu Hongmei hit global headlines when she disclosed the story of a young couple who came to her after four years of intense attempt to get pregnant.
As it happens in these cases – when the wife could not get pregnant even after 4 years of marriage, the family pressure was piling on. Speculation and rumours abounded. The desperate couple were ready to try anything – including visiting a doctor.
That is when obstetrician Dr Liu Hongmei got to examine the couple. They spoke about their intense desire for a child. They spoke about their struggle with painful sex at a very high frequency. And, they spoke about the family pressure.
The events unfolded village in Bijjie city in the south-western Guizhou province.
When Dr Liu examined the wife, and was confused to find that she was still a virgin.
I know, now this story gets a bit hard to believe. I had the same reaction.
For those who want to verify it – here is the story. This is not the only place you can read it, you can also find it in many other places, including here, here, or here.
If you have not read the entire story, then you should do so before continuing.
Now coming to the main point of this blog post –