The husband stitch or husband's stitch,[1] also known as the daddy stitch,[2]husband's knot and vaginal tuck,[3] is a surgical procedure in which one or more additional sutures than necessary are used to repair a woman's perineum after it has been torn or cut during childbirth.[a] The claimed purpose is to tighten the opening of the vagina and thereby enhance the pleasure of her male sex partner during penetrative intercourse.[4] Evidence for the benefit of the woman is lacking.[1]
While repair of the perineum may be medically necessary, an extra stitch is not, and may cause discomfort or pain.[2][5] Use of the term in the medical literature can be traced to Transactions of the Texas State Medical Association in 1885.[b] The term is also referenced in What Women Want to Know (1958).[c]
Few studies exist to determine whether the procedure occurs often and how many women have been affected beyond anecdotal evidence.[8] Many medical practitioners assert that the procedure is mostly an urban legend, and that much of any truth about the procedure is prone to misunderstanding and false attribution by the public.[2] Some suggest that it might be a joke made by men to relieve tension after their partners have given birth.[2] However, there are several accounts of women who claim to have undergone this procedure without their consent.[8][9]
In Doom Patrol's season 2 2020 premiere Cliff's father tells him, "When that baby doctor asks if you want the husband stitch, you tell him, "I'll take two."[11]
In Colin From Accounts' 2022 season 1 episode 4 a patient's male companion asks the protagonist student doctor to "throw another stitch in there, make it like new" and later on a different patient's male companion asks her to "chuck a husband stitch in there".[12]
Notes
^"Vaginal tightening surgery has been around since the mid fifties, where gynecologists used to tighten the entrance of a woman's vagina with an extra stitch while repairing vaginal and perineum tears or episiotomies after giving birth. At that time it was notoriously known as the 'husband's stitch', the 'husband's knot', or the 'vaginal tuck', and doctors discreetly referred to this procedure as 'improving a woman's well-being'."[3]
^"Dr. Geo. Cupples was called upon to explain the 'Husband Stitch,' which he did as follows: He said that when he was stitching up a ruptured perineum, of a married lady, the husband was an anxious and interested observer, and when he had taken all the stitches necessary, the husband peeped over his shoulders and said, 'Dr., can't you take another stitch?' and he did, and called it the 'Husband Stitch'."[6]
^"Such a problem confronted a colleague of mine, whose pregnant patient asked him before delivery if he would please put in what she referred to as 'her husband's stitch'. It turned out that she wanted him to tighten up her vagina somewhat, so that it would revert to its original state. The doctor took her at her word and, following delivery of her fourth baby, performed a perineorrhaphy. This operation has the effect of tightening the sphincter and rendering the introitus somewhat smaller."Unhappily, the patient and her husband decided that the 'stitch' had been made too tight, was unsatisfactory, and sued the doctor for malpractice, asking something in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars. The doctor won his case, though not without difficulty, and it was a genuine legal battle despite the humorous implications of the issue."[7]
^ abcdVinopal, Lauren (17 August 2017). "Who's Afraid of the 'Husband Stitch'? New Moms Everywhere". Fatherly. from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ abDobbeleir, Julie M. L. C. L.; Van Landuyt, Koenraad; Monstrey, Stan J. (May 2011). "Aesthetic surgery of the female genitalia". Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 25 (2): 130–41. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1281482. PMC3312147. PMID 22547970.
^Ritschel, Chelsea (29 January 2018). "The 'Husband Stitch' During Episiotomy Repair is a Disturbing Reality for Many New Mothers". The Independent. from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^Transactions of the Texas State Medical Association. Vol. Seventeenth Annual Session. Houston, Texas: Texas State Medical Association. 21–23 April 1885.
^Imerman, Harold M.; Dewey, Thomas Blanchard (1958). What Women Want to Know: A Noted Gynecologist's Guide to the Personal Problems of Women's Health. New York: Crown. p. 134.
^ abMurphy, Carrie (24 January 2018). "The Husband Stitch Isn't Just a Horrifying Childbirth Myth". Healthline. from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^Halton, Mary (26 April 2018). "The 'Husband Stitch' Leaves Women in Pain and Without Answers". Vice.
^Machado, Carmen Maria (28 October 2014). "The Husband Stitch". Granta. from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
^"Make it Tighter: The Husband's Stitch". livewire.thewire.in. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
^"Colin From Accounts Season 1 Episode 4 Recap". reelmockery.com. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
External links
Look up husband stitch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Braun, V.; Wilkinson, S. (4 August 2010). "Socio-cultural representations of the vagina". Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 19 (1): 17–32. doi:10.1080/02646830020032374. S2CID 145198475.
Green, Fiona J. (August 2005). "From clitoridectomies to 'designer vaginas': The medical construction of heteronormative female bodies and sexuality through female genital cutting". Sexualities, Evolution & Gender. 7 (2): 170. doi:10.1080/14616660500200223.
March 04, 2023
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The husband stitch or husband s stitch 1 also known as the daddy stitch 2 husband s knot and vaginal tuck 3 is a surgical procedure in which one or more additional sutures than necessary are used to repair a woman s perineum after it has been torn or cut during childbirth a The claimed purpose is to tighten the opening of the vagina and thereby enhance the pleasure of her male sex partner during penetrative intercourse 4 Evidence for the benefit of the woman is lacking 1 Contents 1 Medical perspective 2 Popular culture 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksMedical perspective EditWhile repair of the perineum may be medically necessary an extra stitch is not and may cause discomfort or pain 2 5 Use of the term in the medical literature can be traced to Transactions of the Texas State Medical Association in 1885 b The term is also referenced in What Women Want to Know 1958 c Few studies exist to determine whether the procedure occurs often and how many women have been affected beyond anecdotal evidence 8 Many medical practitioners assert that the procedure is mostly an urban legend and that much of any truth about the procedure is prone to misunderstanding and false attribution by the public 2 Some suggest that it might be a joke made by men to relieve tension after their partners have given birth 2 However there are several accounts of women who claim to have undergone this procedure without their consent 8 9 Popular culture EditA short story by Carmen Maria Machado The Husband Stitch first published in 2014 by Granta and later published in the collection Her Body and Other Parties describes a woman undergoing the procedure 10 In Doom Patrol s season 2 2020 premiere Cliff s father tells him When that baby doctor asks if you want the husband stitch you tell him I ll take two 11 In Colin From Accounts 2022 season 1 episode 4 a patient s male companion asks the protagonist student doctor to throw another stitch in there make it like new and later on a different patient s male companion asks her to chuck a husband stitch in there 12 Notes Edit Vaginal tightening surgery has been around since the mid fifties where gynecologists used to tighten the entrance of a woman s vagina with an extra stitch while repairing vaginal and perineum tears or episiotomies after giving birth At that time it was notoriously known as the husband s stitch the husband s knot or the vaginal tuck and doctors discreetly referred to this procedure as improving a woman s well being 3 Dr Geo Cupples was called upon to explain the Husband Stitch which he did as follows He said that when he was stitching up a ruptured perineum of a married lady the husband was an anxious and interested observer and when he had taken all the stitches necessary the husband peeped over his shoulders and said Dr can t you take another stitch and he did and called it the Husband Stitch 6 Such a problem confronted a colleague of mine whose pregnant patient asked him before delivery if he would please put in what she referred to as her husband s stitch It turned out that she wanted him to tighten up her vagina somewhat so that it would revert to its original state The doctor took her at her word and following delivery of her fourth baby performed a perineorrhaphy This operation has the effect of tightening the sphincter and rendering the introitus somewhat smaller Unhappily the patient and her husband decided that the stitch had been made too tight was unsatisfactory and sued the doctor for malpractice asking something in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars The doctor won his case though not without difficulty and it was a genuine legal battle despite the humorous implications of the issue 7 References Edit a b Kitzinger Sheila 1994 The Year After Childbirth 1st ed Oxford Oxford University Press p 71 ISBN 978 0192177841 a b c d Vinopal Lauren 17 August 2017 Who s Afraid of the Husband Stitch New Moms Everywhere Fatherly Archived from the original on 16 October 2017 Retrieved 15 October 2017 a b Dobbeleir Julie M L C L Van Landuyt Koenraad Monstrey Stan J May 2011 Aesthetic surgery of the female genitalia Seminars in Plastic Surgery 25 2 130 41 doi 10 1055 s 0031 1281482 PMC 3312147 PMID 22547970 Braun Virginia Kitzinger Celia January 2001 The perfectible vagina Size matters Culture Health amp Sexuality 3 3 263 277 CiteSeerX 10 1 1 552 8931 doi 10 1080 13691050152484704 S2CID 143982758 Ritschel Chelsea 29 January 2018 The Husband Stitch During Episiotomy Repair is a Disturbing Reality for Many New Mothers The Independent Archived from the original on 7 February 2018 Retrieved 9 February 2018 Transactions of the Texas State Medical Association Vol Seventeenth Annual Session Houston Texas Texas State Medical Association 21 23 April 1885 Imerman Harold M Dewey Thomas Blanchard 1958 What Women Want to Know A Noted Gynecologist s Guide to the Personal Problems of Women s Health New York Crown p 134 a b Murphy Carrie 24 January 2018 The Husband Stitch Isn t Just a Horrifying Childbirth Myth Healthline Archived from the original on 2 February 2018 Retrieved 2 February 2018 Halton Mary 26 April 2018 The Husband Stitch Leaves Women in Pain and Without Answers Vice Machado Carmen Maria 28 October 2014 The Husband Stitch Granta Archived from the original on 28 January 2018 Retrieved 2 February 2018 Make it Tighter The Husband s Stitch livewire thewire in 2022 04 13 Retrieved 2023 01 30 Colin From Accounts Season 1 Episode 4 Recap reelmockery com 2022 04 13 Retrieved 2022 12 15 External links Edit Look up husband stitch in Wiktionary the free dictionary Braun V Wilkinson S 4 August 2010 Socio cultural representations of the vagina Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 19 1 17 32 doi 10 1080 02646830020032374 S2CID 145198475 Green Fiona J August 2005 From clitoridectomies to designer vaginas The medical construction of heteronormative female bodies and sexuality through female genital cutting Sexualities Evolution amp Gender 7 2 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