A telling paragraph from the WSJ piece, via the Post Gazette
Hymenoplasty, a controversial medical procedure known mostly for its prevalence in the Middle East and Latin America, is becoming popular in the U.S. Although there are no hard data, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons says vaginal surgery, including hymenoplasty, is one of the industry's fastest-growing segments. Gynecologists are marketing hymenoplasty in magazines, local newspapers and online. They report business is booming.Kind of like that supposed "man shortage" and "fertility crisis" crap they made up in the eighties...
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05349/622923.stm