▁her ▁vir gin ity ▁by ▁force . ▁ ▁An ▁ancient ▁East ▁European ▁S lav ic ▁wed ding ▁rit ual ▁involves ▁relatives ▁of ▁the ▁b ride ▁and / or ▁gro om ▁waiting ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁blo ody ▁sheet ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁b ride ▁was ▁" de flow ered ", ▁as ▁" proof " ▁of ▁her ▁former ▁vir gin ity ▁( which ▁would ▁often ▁be ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁marriage ▁contract ). ▁Te chni ques ▁to ▁simulate ▁the ▁ble eding ▁and / or ▁physical ▁sens ation ▁of ▁ru pt ure ▁are ▁equally ▁ancient . ▁In ▁rural ▁Egypt , ▁ch icken ▁blood ▁is ▁used ▁if ▁– ▁for ▁whatever ▁reason ▁– ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁real ▁blood ▁on ▁the ▁wed ding ▁night . ▁The ▁blo ody ▁sheet ▁is ▁then ▁shown ▁to ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁as ▁proof ▁of ▁vir gin ity ▁" de flow ering ". ▁ ▁Method s ▁of ▁detection ▁ ▁Several ▁methods ▁of ▁" vir gin ity ▁fra ud ▁detection " ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁available , ▁but ▁cannot ▁ade qu ately ▁determine ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁vir gin ity . ▁ ▁In spe ction ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁h ymen ▁rest oration ▁surg ery ▁has ▁been ▁performed , ▁and / or ▁the ▁v ag ina ' s ▁general ▁state ▁of ▁el astic ity . ▁In ▁many ▁ ▁soci eties , ▁such ▁ins pe ctions ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁conducted ▁by ▁older ▁female ▁relatives ▁of ▁the ▁pros pective ▁gro om , ▁but ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁performed ▁by ▁do ctors , ▁who ▁may ▁issue ▁certific ates ▁of ▁vir gin ity ▁for ▁the ▁benefit