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The virginity fraud

1,754,672 views | Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl • TEDxOslo

The hymen is still the most misunderstood part of the female body. Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl share their mission to empower young people through better sex education, debunking the popular (and harmful) myths we're told about female virginity and the hymen.

The hymen is still the most misunderstood part of the female body. Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl share their mission to empower young people through better sex education, debunking the popular (and harmful) myths we're told about female virginity and the hymen.

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Nina Dølvik Brochmann

Nina Dølvik Brochmann

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Nina Dølvik Brochmann, M.D. wants to empower women through good sexual education.

Ellen Støkken Dahl

Ellen Støkken Dahl

Medical student, writer

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Ellen Støkken Dahl is spreading medical expertise and enthusiasm for sexual health as a teacher for teenagers, sex workers and refugees.

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