For the (blissfully) uninitiated, “the husband stitch” refers to the procedure of suturing the vaginal entrance narrower than necessary to repair trauma post-birth, with the presumption that this will enhance the sexual pleasure of a penetrating penis.

... what

Wow, that's a fucked up article. I've only ever heard of this as a joke, I can't believe there are doctors actually doing this.

What, the, fuck...

I told my then husband under no terms was the doctor to perform a husband stitch. I made it clear that an episiotomy was the last fucking resort and I was very outspoken about it. That I would rather have a c-section than that because of the abuses I’ve endured at doctor’s hands.

Thank fuck I avoided that, but it’s atrocious that it still happens.

And people wonder why I don’t want to have kids…

Lord above. I thought this was an urban myth. Although I guess the mere fact that such a thing could even enter the public awareness demonstrates how badly women can get treated by health services.

Number one reason why I only see lady OBGYN's.

My doctor was so fantastic. She even yelled at my son's father at one point during my 24 hour labor. Shamed the fuck outta him cuz he kept leaving every 5 mins to go smoke.

I loved her.

I was young, but I remember an older cousin and her husband joking about this husband stitch years ago. Idk if she actually got it, but.. sure seemed like a big joke to them... :/

Am I the only one in society who knows it is an elastic organ, and you don't need to stitch it closed.

That's fucking atrocious. Especially without consent.

Also, who the fuck are these guys going up to their wives' doctors and saying "yo dawg, my Pepe is too small, while you're delivering my child, and my wife is in excruciating pain, just see what you can do about making me feel like more of a man". How do you not feel shame for even thinking that let alone verbalising it!? Fucking savages man.

So I'm a guy and... WTF? That is actually real?

Look, if your partner suggests such a thing right after you gave birth (well, at any moment, but especially when you're in pain and hormones and whatnot), upu divorce his ass because that is a walking bag of red flags you don't want to be around.

Any doctor performing these on request of a partner or spouse shouldn't only be stripped of their medical license, they should be jailed for assault and battery or something to that effect because doh?

I have trouble understanding the mindset in men to ask shit like that, or to agree with it when suggested TO THEM. It's not your body, you don't get a say unless she too gets a say in tightening up your own asshole so that she can enjoy you squirming more when she rams her dildo in there because, well, doh?

This is just eye brow swimmingly weird to read

What?? We spent months working on getting a fist in there, ain't no way we're backtracking on that progress!!

The baby was a bonus.