▁of ▁the ▁gro om ' s ▁family . ▁Also , ▁digital ▁ins pection ▁may ▁fail ▁to ▁detect ▁surg ical ▁s uture ▁which ▁are ▁visible ▁only ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁special ized ▁medical ▁instruments . ▁ ▁However , ▁this ▁cannot ▁ade qu ately ▁prove ▁vir gin ity . ▁As ▁the ▁h ymen ▁and ▁v ag ina ▁are ▁el astic , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁cases ▁where ▁women ▁have ▁actually ▁given ▁birth ▁and ▁had ▁their ▁h ymen ▁return ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁state . ▁Additionally , ▁h ym ens ▁can ▁be ▁broken ▁through ▁non sex ual ▁activity ▁such ▁as ▁horse back ▁r iding . ▁Background ▁checks ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁detect ive ▁aim ed ▁at ▁un cover ing ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁rom antic ▁and / or ▁medical ▁history . ▁This ▁unfortunately ▁re lies ▁on ▁reporting ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁score ▁to ▁sett le ▁with ▁the ▁woman ▁being ▁investig ated . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁attempts ▁at ▁vir gin ity ▁fra ud ▁are ▁exposed ▁by ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁contact ▁with ▁medical ▁clin ics ▁special izing ▁in ▁h ymen ▁rest oration ▁procedures . ▁ ▁Public ▁response ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Western ▁world , ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁h ymen ▁replacement ▁surg ery ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁critic isms ▁of ▁the ▁procedure , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁med ically ▁unnecessary ▁and ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁per n icious ▁social ▁practices ; ▁alongside ▁recognition ▁that ▁women ' s ▁reasons ▁for ▁under going ▁it ▁are ▁not ▁f riv ol ous ▁( as ▁might ▁be ▁claimed ▁of ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁elect ive ▁pl