If a person has one, it may wear down gradually during other activities. In this article, we describe the hymen, what can happen to it during sexual intercourse for the first time, and what to do if sex becomes painful. The hymen is a thin piece of tissue located at the vaginal opening.
The shape can vary. Also, not everyone with a vagina has one. The hymen can break, tear, or stretch for a number of reasons, including sexual activity. But before a person has their first sexual experience, the hymen may already have torn, stretched, or worn down to some extent. This type of hymen sits around the edges of the vaginal opening, with space in the middle for menstrual blood to flow.
It is one of the more common types of hymen. The half-moon or crescentic hymen is another common type. It forms a crescent shape, covering part of the vaginal opening. These vary in size. A septate hymen is a thin piece of tissue that runs across the middle of the vaginal opening, creating what looks like two openings.
A person with this type of hymen has regular menstrual blood flow, but they may be unable to use a tampon or menstrual cup. An imperforate hymen completely covers the opening of the vagina. This is rare, occurring in 1 in 2, people. People with this type of hymen do not have standard periods. A doctor may recommend minor surgery to remove the hymen, and the medical name for this procedure is a hymenectomy.
A microperforate hymen covers most of the vaginal opening except for a very small hole, through which menstrual blood can flow. A person with a microperforate hymen may not be able to use tampons or menstrual cups. This type of hymen covers the vaginal opening but has several small holes. Menstrual blood can flow out of the vagina, but a person cannot use a tampon or cup. Some people mistakenly think that a broken or absent hymen can only result from penetrative sex. This is not correct.
The hymen can break, tear, or stretch during many activities. Or so the theory goes. This thin membrane can tear from so many other things besides sexual intercourse. Some women may even be born without a hymen in the first place.
Here are six things you may not know about your hymen. Though they come in different shapes and sizes, hymens are usually crescent-shaped. An imperforate hymen is a hymen that blocks the vaginal opening. This is usually diagnosed in adolescence when you start menstruating. Bleeding may come from small splits in your hymen or your vagina itself.
Some hymens are stretchier than others and will never split or bleed. It is impossible to tell by looking at a hymen whether you have had sexual intercourse or not. Other factors such as vaginal dryness, not being aroused turned on , skin conditions infection or inflammation and rough sexual contact can also cause bleeding. There are other causes of bleeding after sex. The content on this page will be of most use to clinicians, such as nurses, doctors, pharmacists, specialists and other healthcare providers.
The little tissue that couldn't — dispelling myths about the hymen's role in determining sexual history and assault Reprod Health. Diagnosis and management of hymental variants American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Access to the following regional pathways is localised for each region and access is limited to health providers. Hello frnds!! I am Maneet I am 19 yrs old my hymen broke when I have 4th time sex with my partner and I bleed for one day. So I am worried why it was not on first day please tell me what the reason behind this.
Most of the answers I read on the internet or magazines are totally wrong, stupid and proving ignorance of female genital physiology and anatomy, as well as the facts concerning the hymen. In short, the hymen itself is not pain sensitive, and when it gets broken, the girl hardly even notices. It is true, however, that breaking the hymen may and may not cause some bleeding. What is, then, the cause to the pain that many girls experience during their first sexual intercourse?
There are, actually, two causes. The first is the fact that, unlike the hymen, the vaginal vestibule is very richly supplied with nerves, and is very sensitive. This is why the pain increases with the hymen thickness: When the hymen is normally thin, it painlessly tears and does not pull the sensitive vestibular vagina tissue. But when the hymen is very thick and does not tear, it strongly pulls the mucous membrane of the vagina vestibule, which is, of course, painful.
How logical. Then, there is the second factor that may cause pain. The vagina before the first sexual intercourse is not used to be stretched up to the extent that the penis does. The vaginal muscles get stretched into unprecedented measure, which may cause blunt pain and pressure. This pain, however, can also be experienced by women who are no more virgins. To the contrary, the pain comes if the hymen does NOT tear.
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The hymen can be broken by the use of tampons; 5. The hymen may be very small or very elastic so that no breakage occurs at all some women even become pregnant while their hymens are still intact ; 6.
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