On the wedding night, Maryam's husband blamed her without a virgin, saying that he was deceived.

No one will marry her if she knows the truth, Maryam's husband said that when his wife did not bleed in the first time.

Maryam explained to her husband that she had never had sex.

This is not a rare thing in Iran.

Maryam's certificate said that she had elastic hymen, meaning she may not bleed during sex.

When Maryam went to death, she was discovered in time, taken to the hospital and survived.

Iranian women in a religious ceremony in northern Tehran on August 7.

Maryam's story is the reality of many women in Iran.

However, everything has begun to change in Iran recently.

It was a violation of privacy and shame, the Iranian woman named Neda said.

Neda, in the capital Tehran, had sex for the first time at the age of 17. I panicked, extremely scared about what would happen if the family discovered, Neda said, adding that she later decided to

This procedure is not illegal, but leaving dangerous consequences, so not all hospitals agree to perform.

Neda must sign the application for self -responsibility in case of an incident.

She hid the whole incident with her parents.

Despite WHO that has condemned a virginity to be unethical and lack of scientific value, this method is still done in some countries such as Indonesia, Iraq and Turkey.

The Iranian health organization confirmed that they only perform virginity examination in specific cases such as lawsuits or rape allegations.

Obstetrician or midwife will conduct a check and issue a certificate.

In more conservative families, the virginity certificate also has the signature of two witnesses, usually mothers.

Dr. Fariba, who has granted virginity certification for many years, admitted that this was a shame, but believed that he was really helping many Iranian women.

However, for many Iranian men, they must definitely marry a virgin.

However, Ali also admitted that he had sex with 10 women because he could not resist.

Social standards that accept that men are more freedom than women, Ali said.

Ali's view is responded by many people, especially in rural areas and conservative Iran.

After 4 years of trying to find death and living with her violent husband, Maryam could eventually divorce.

It will be difficult to trust a man again.

Along with tens of thousands of other Iranian women, Maryam signed a petition to request a virginity certificate.

Iran postponed the execution of the Arman Abdolali death penalty, arrested in 2014 at the age of 17 for murdering his girlfriend, due to the pressure from the international community.

The Supreme Court of Iran Y sentenced the first instance to cut his hand with three teenagers who committed theft under the criminal law of Ha Khac in the country.