Een op de 200 Amerikaanse vrouwen beweert zwanger te zijn geworden zonder seks. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek aan de universiteit van Noord-Carolina, waarvan de resultaten werden gepubliceerd in de kersteditie van het vakblad British Medical Journal.
De bevindingen zijn gebaseerd op een gezondheidsenquête bij 7.870 Amerikaanse vrouwen tussen 15 en 28 jaar oud, die plaatsvond van 1995 tot 2009. Tijdens het onderzoek gaven 45 vrouwen aan minstens één keer zwanger te zijn geweest zonder geslachtsgemeenschap of ivf-behandeling.

Kuisheidsgelofte

Uit de resultaten van het onderzoek blijkt dat de vermeende maagdelijke zwangerschappen bepaalde gemeenschappelijke kenmerken hadden. Zo had 31 procent van de vrouwen vooraf een kuisheidsgelofte afgelegd, waarbij ze veelal op religieuze grond seks hadden afgezworen.
Volgens de studie praatten de zwangere 'maagden' doorgaans ook zelden met hun ouders over seks en anticonceptie. Zo'n 28 procent van de ouders van 'maagdelijke' moeders gaf aan niet genoeg over seks te weten om er hun voorlichting over te geven.

Maagdelijke geboorte

In het artikel wordt aangestipt dat maagdelijke voortplanting of parthenogenese niet voorkomt bij zoogdieren.
De auteurs van de studie attenderen erop dat dergelijke medisch twijfelachtige asserties van patiënten zeer wel aantonen hoe zorgvuldig artsen moeten omspringen met zelf gerapporteerde gezondheidsgegevens. Factoren als een slecht geheugen, levensbeschouwing en wensdenken kunnen immers het oordeel van de patiënt kleuren. (YD)
It’s an interview with Sasha Grey, the now-retired porn starlet, conducted by Hank back in his Riot Magazine days (circa 2006).  The interview never made the page, so here we have it on TECB.  Enjoy…

Slayer box? Sure I would.
Dirty Hank : You are over 18, right?
Sasha Grey: Yep, I’m 18. March 14, 1988.
DH: So go ahead and introduce yourself.
SG: MC Ball Ping Hammer. No, just kidding. I’m actually Sasha Grey.  Porn star/fuck junkie.
DH: Didn’t you get into the adult industry last year?
SG: Officially May 2006.
DH: How many films have you done?
SG: Around 80.
DH: How many guys would that be?
SG:  I don’t really count for piece of mind reasons but if I had to guess how much of a female stud I am I’d say just over 100. Bam!
DH: How did you get into doing porn?
SG: The how is easy. I got a great agent. He does his job like gangbusters. I knew I wanted to do porn after exploring a semester of college and working full-time. I started my research in August of 2005. I read a lot of interviews and watched as much smut as I possibly could. I also practiced positions and played with toys a lot. Originally I thought I wanted to dance so that I wouldn’t have to work so much and could concentrate on school. Once I found out what that was really like I wasn’t really into it. I knew a few girls that were strippers and it didn’t appeal to me anymore.
The more I watched porn I realized that I could do this. I wanted to move to L.A. anyway. It was a drive because I wanted to change my life. I was exploring my sexuality so quickly and in new ways. The person that I was with had taught me so many things that I was at a certain point where it just stopped.  My sexuality kept going and his just stayed at a certain point and did not grow with me. I wanted to continue to explore my sexuality and show women it is okay to have sick fantasies and to have non-pedestrian sex. It’s okay to fuck like a man. You don’t have to be a lady in bed.
DH: You seem to be one of these young success stories. You know, the whole pack up your shit and move to L.A., and you become famous right away.
SG: Yeah I entered the business at the top really—shooting my first scene for The Fashionistas 2. It was amazing; I never imagined that I would be a part of a major project like this so early in my career. It was such a great honor to be able to work with John Stagliano and all of the performers. It was wonderful to stand aside professionals who love what they do and take it seriously.
DH: What were some of your favorite shoots to do?
SG: Fashionistas 2, Fetish Fanatics 4, The Awakening of Sasha Grey.
DH: How did you get to be so intense in your scenes?
SG:  I’m a performance artist and an explorer, so for me there is nothing else but to be intense. Intensity is my alarm call to the nightmare and slow monotony others call “real” life.
DH: You don’t like that straight up missionary type sex? You seem like you HAVE to go all out.
SG: Yes, fuck it!  I don’t want to make love on camera. I’m a shit talker too. Verbal stimulation is very important to my work. I can’t get off unless there is shit-talking involved. I don’t want to hear sexy moans; I want to hear degradation, grunting, hyperventilating. It stimulates your psyche as well as your libido, allowing for a more intense scene.
DH: Who are your favorite females to work with?
SG: Belladonna is the queen, there is no doubt in my mind, and Annette Schwarz is fucking great. She knows how to push some boundaries, and I’m sure if I ever got the chance to work with Nina Hartley it would be mind-blowing because she’s a legend.
DH: Do girls get along in the industry? Or is pretty much all for one?
SG: I don’t hang out with people in porn. I would say on set they do. However, it’s a cutthroat business so there is a lot of backstabbing and shit like that, but I don’t even reflect on that too much. If girls’ want to cat-fight, be my guest. I’m not interested in paltry, immature dumb bitches.
DH: Was the Department of Justice trying to shut down a bunch of websites, claiming they are too hardcore?
SG: Yes, it’s all about something we like to call 2257 bullshit.
DH: Are you into drugs at all?
SG: I’ll just say Alice isn’t the only one. If you know what I mean, then great.  If not, you should probably read more.
DH: What the fuck is a sybian?
SG: It’s just a really fancy fucking vibrator.
DH: Have you used it?
SG: Yes. Damn, it’s intense.
DH: I read that you write poetry and short stories. Why don’t you give us a haiku right quick.
SG: No haiku. Instead … Your face against mine ‘till we both become sick in a midst of euphoria.
DH: Tell us about your childhood.
SG: Unfortunately, I am a product of a neglected economic environment, so there wasn’t much to do but get in trouble, or be sneaky and not get caught.
DH: First sexual encounter?
SG:  I was 16.  Not much to tell.  Unlike a lot of other people, it was good, it didn’t hurt at all, and that’s about it. I mean it just got better from there.
DH: Were you into porn when you were younger?
SG: Some 80’s type shit.
DH: Why do girls like to use the shower head to get off?
SG: Beats the fuck out of me. It doesn’t get me off like some cock or a lady who knows how to eat pussy finger-licking good style.
DH: This chick I know is interested in being in porn. What can she do to get started?
SG: Watch a lot of porn and read a lot of interviews. Understand that it’s a business, and that if she isn’t tough and if she doesn’t have her shit together she shouldn’t even think about doing porn. It will chew you up and spit you out if you don’t know what the real deal is. Other people making money off of your pussy and asshole.  Also, you’re not a rock star, so don’y think you can live like one. You’re a pice of meat.  If you can handle that and want to enter in this experiment called porno, then welcome to the thunderdome.
DH: You get any crazy stalker fans?
SG: So far I’ve had over 30 marriage proposals.
DH: Weren’t you on the Tyra Banks show? How did it go?
SG: I understood going in that I would be judged and I was more than prepared. Every time I answered a question, they would cut me off. I had the opportunity to say a lot of powerful things. I challenge anyone to put me on live TV. They never will because my words will always be stronger than editing. They also had fucking Dr. Drew and that guy is a complete joke.
DH: You have a boyfriend?
SG: Yes I do. He is insane and he is nothing short of a total paraphiliac genius.
DH: How long have you had that problem?
SG: Six months.
DH: Do you want to make him jealous at all?
SG: He doesn’t get jealous. Jealousy is for weak people.
DH: You have any good dinner recipes?
SG: Yeah, let’s go get some sushi because I’m not cooking for nobody.

DH: Are your parents aware of what you’re doing?
SG: Yes…well, my mom is.
DH: Aight, Ms.Grey, how should we end this?
SG: How about a quote from one of my favorite movies, Blue Velvet:
Ben: To your health.
Frank Booth: Ah, shit, let’s drink to something else. Let’s drink to fucking. Yeah, say, “Here’s to your fuck, Frank.”
Ben: If you like, Frank — Here’s to your fuck.
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