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Jul 2024
28m 18s

Mythos Jungfernhäutchen – Wie falsche Vo...

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Das Jungfernhäutchen, auch Hymen genannt, soll beim ersten Sex reißen wie eine Folie. Ein Irrglaube, der sich hartnäckig hält und viele Frauen dazu bringt, sich operieren zu lassen. Von Lydia Jakobi (SWR 2023) | Manuskript und mehr zur Sendung: http://swr.li/mythos-jungfernhäutchen | Bei Fragen und Anregungen schreibt uns: daswissen@swr.de | Folgt uns auf M ... Show More
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