A. The hymen is a little bit of tissue
that is part of the female genitalia.
Q. Exactly where is the hymen?
A. Many people think the hymen is far up
inside the vagina, but it isn't. It's not
in the vagina at all! The hymen is part
of the vulva, or external female
genitalia.
Q. What does the hymen do?
A. Nothing at all really, so don't worry
about it tearing. Your vagina will stay
the same whether the hymen is torn or not.
You will also still be a virgin until you
have sex, whether your hymen is torn or
not.
People used to define virginity by the
state of the hymen. If it was intact, you
were a virgin. If it was not intact, you
were not a virgin. However, that was
before we knew much about human anatomy.
Now that we know more, we don't define
virginity that way anymore.
Some girls are born without hymens, so it
wouldn't make sense to say that were born
not virgins! Also, some girls have a
tough, durable, or stretchy hymen. So
their hymen might even stay intact after
sex. Imagine saying a sexually active
woman was a virgin! She could also get
pregnant and still be a virgin if we
defined virginity the old way!
Q. So when and how does the hymen usually
tear?
Most people think the hymen tears during
sex, but that's usually not the case.
Some hymens are durable. They might stay
intact even if fingers, tampons, and
penises go in the vagina. That's not the
norm, however.
Most hymens are very thin and delicate.
They usually break in childhood or
puberty. Since the hymen is outside of
the vagina, anything that tries to go into
the vagina will probably tear it. So
hymens often break from fingers or
tampons. However, hymens are so delicate
that even simple things like running and
jumping can tear it.
Q. Will it hurt or bleed when it tears?
There is usually little or no pain or
blood when the hymen tears, so many girls
don't even realize that it happened!
You can also find pictures of actual
hymens (not illustrated diagrams) on the
internet. I know there is one somewhere
on coolnurse's website, but since we have
children on this site, we won't post the
picture or link here. So if you're
curious enough, feel free to look for it
somewhere else!
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Tylanas
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Posted: 07-18-07 14:38pm
I had a septate hymen in a diagonal
direction, but the edges were almost non
existent so I pretty much just had a
string across my vaginal entrance! It was
hard to break but it did finally. Because
it was so small, sex even with it intact
was never a problem, I just moved it to
the side.
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Vikki M
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Re: the Hymen Posted: 08-13-07 19:08pm
Llewellyn
wrote:
Also, some girls have a tough, durable,
or stretchy hymen. So their hymen might
even stay intact after sex. Imagine
saying a sexually active woman was a
virgin! She could also get pregnant and
still be a virgin if we defined virginity
the old way!
so THIS must be what the "Virgin"
Mary meant
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Re: the Hymen Posted: 08-14-07 13:09pm
Vikki M
wrote:
Llewellyn
wrote:
Also, some girls have a tough, durable,
or stretchy hymen. So their hymen might
even stay intact after sex. Imagine
saying a sexually active woman was a
virgin! She could also get pregnant and
still be a virgin if we defined virginity
the old way!
so THIS must be what the "Virgin"
Mary meant
Hehehehe
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Love_Like_Winter
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Posted: 08-31-07 16:02pm
Eiri
wrote:
I had a septate hymen in a
diagonal direction, but the edges were
almost non existent so I pretty much just
had a string across my vaginal entrance!
It was hard to break but it did finally.
Because it was so small, sex even with it
intact was never a problem, I just moved
it to the
side.
Reading that made my knees go weak, I'm
such a wimp!
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-02-07 14:59pm
Love_Like_Winter
wrote:
Eiri
wrote:
I had a septate hymen in a
diagonal direction, but the edges were
almost non existent so I pretty much just
had a string across my vaginal entrance!
It was hard to break but it did finally.
Because it was so small, sex even with it
intact was never a problem, I just moved
it to the
side.
Reading that made my knees go weak, I'm
such a wimp!
You should have seen all the blood when it
finally broke in the shower during sex
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Love_Like_Winter
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Posted: 09-02-07 15:32pm
Ohhh I bet that hurt.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 09-02-07 17:11pm
Love_Like_Winter
wrote:
Ohhh I bet that
hurt.
Not really. I was used to it getting
"caught" during sex, and normally a thrust
or two would push it to the side or I'd
have to stop and adjust it myself. But it
went in, "ow", then went in a second time
and there was nothing, so I assumed that
it had moved in it own lol. Nope!
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Posted: 09-02-07 23:24pm
another fact on the 'durable' hymen, some
hymens don't break until childbirth.
I don't personally remember ever having
one. even when I started using tampons, I
don't remember any skin there...
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Keeba88
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Posted: 09-15-07 15:46pm
Ahhh Eiri...that just sounds so painful!
And like someone already stated...weak in
the knees. Good thing i'm not standing up.
I don't know if i could of delt with
having to adjust something all the time
during sex.
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WESTSARITA
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Wow Posted: 10-30-07 11:25am
you learn something new everyday
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Re: the Hymen Posted: 12-09-07 12:57pm
Llewellyn
wrote:
By popular request, here is
the Hymen Sticky!
Q. What is the hymen?
A. The hymen is a little bit of tissue
that is part of the female genitalia.
Q. Exactly where is the hymen?
A. Many people think the hymen is far up
inside the vagina, but it isn't. It's not
in the vagina at all! The hymen is part
of the vulva, or external female
genitalia.
Q. What does the hymen do?
A. Nothing at all really, so don't worry
about it tearing. Your vagina will stay
the same whether the hymen is torn or not.
You will also still be a virgin until you
have sex, whether your hymen is torn or
not.
People used to define virginity by the
state of the hymen. If it was intact, you
were a virgin. If it was not intact, you
were not a virgin. However, that was
before we knew much about human anatomy.
Now that we know more, we don't define
virginity that way anymore.
Some girls are born without hymens, so it
wouldn't make sense to say that were born
not virgins! Also, some girls have a
tough, durable, or stretchy hymen. So
their hymen might even stay intact after
sex. Imagine saying a sexually active
woman was a virgin! She could also get
pregnant and still be a virgin if we
defined virginity the old way!
Q. So when and how does the hymen usually
tear?
Most people think the hymen tears during
sex, but that's usually not the case.
Some hymens are durable. They might stay
intact even if fingers, tampons, and
penises go in the vagina. That's not the
norm, however.
Most hymens are very thin and delicate.
They usually break in childhood or
puberty. Since the hymen is outside of
the vagina, anything that tries to go into
the vagina will probably tear it. So
hymens often break from fingers or
tampons. However, hymens are so delicate
that even simple things like running and
jumping can tear it.
Q. Will it hurt or bleed when it tears?
There is usually little or no pain or
blood when the hymen tears, so many girls
don't even realize that it
happened!
I found your post extremely informative.
As a woman, I knew about the hymen.
However, having read you post, I have had
some preconceived or should I say outdated
notions about the hymen and its
association with virginity.
Having said that, you mention that there
are new methods, based on the increased
knowledge regarding this matter, of
medically determining if a woman is a
virgin is that. But, you did not state
how.
I would really like to know the current
process for determining whether or not a
woman is a virgin?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 12-10-07 14:04pm
Well, I don't know if Lewellyn is around
anymore. But I don't know of a medical
process to determine if a woman is a
virgin. I mean, obviously if she is
pregnant or has an std, but I don't think
a doctor can tell unless she/he asks you.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 12-10-07 21:23pm
Well, if the female has recently had sex
there will be common abrasions to parts of
the exterior vulva. Several kinds of
"damage" are observed with rape victims
for example. If a woman has no damage,
then either she is a virgin or has not had
sex lately.
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manosbonitas
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Learning More About a Women With Every Passing. Posted: 01-01-08 11:36am
From the start men are left with
disabilites, from the time they learn
about the birds and the bees. Most of them
think that being with a girl changes the
understanding, but as we all known most
men have the littliest notion of what it
takes to make girl or a women truly happy.
Most men dont understand the truth about
"satifaction".. They only thinking about
self satifaction and they'er enjoyment.
That is why here and now I write..
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Tylanas
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Men have "disabilities from the start"?
What kind of disabilities are you talking
about? A "disability" is a disadventageous
condition that is [u]unusual[/i] for a
member of a species. Thus, not ALL men can
be born with a disability; because then it
is just part of being human. It's not a
disability, it's just an aspect of being
male.
I bet that hurt.
